USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

BATTLE OF FALLEN TIMBERS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the best estimate of how long the Battle of Fallen Timbers lasted?
A
less than 2 days
B
less than 2 hours
C
less than 2 months
D
less than 2 years
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The battle lasted less than an hour and proved decisive. Wayne lost less than forty killed and approximately 100 wounded. The British at Fort Miamis refused to admit their allies, and the British garrison made all efforts not to provoke a war with the Americans Wayne then destroyed Indian villages and crops nearby.

Detailed explanation-2: -The battle was brief, lasting little more than one hour, but it scattered the confederated Native forces. The U.S. victory ended major hostilities in the region.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a result of the Battle of Fallen Timbers, the Indians signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, which ceded strategic areas, including Detroit, and control of most of the river crossings in the Old Northwest Territory to the United States. This essentially guaranteed U.S. domination over the Indian tribes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Planning to ambush the U.S. soldiers, the Indians sought camouflage among a stand of trees that had been recently felled by a tornado, hence, the name, Battle of Fallen Timbers. Fighting was brief. Casualties totaled 50 killed and 100 wounded on each side.

Detailed explanation-5: -Their defeat at Fallen Timbers led to leaders of many tribes negotiating and signing the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, through which they relinquished much of their land to the federal government and were forced to relocate to northwestern Ohio.

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