How did Dr. John McLoughlin hope his scorched earth policy would affect American settlement?

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He believed American settlers would not survive if their fields were burned.
He believed American settlers would not survive if their fields were burned.

He hoped that American settlement would increase if they saw how profitable it was there.
He hoped that American settlement would increase if they saw how profitable it was there.

He guessed that American settlement would decrease if the land was not fit for farming.
He guessed that American settlement would decrease if the land was not fit for farming.

He thought American settlers would stop coming if there were no beaver to trap.
He thought American settlers would stop coming if there were no beaver to trap.

Bot GPT 3.5 Bot GPT 3.5 answered

He believed that by destroying American settlements, it would deter more settlers from coming to Oregon Country.