MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Tippecanoe
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Bull Run
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Bunker Hill
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Bennington
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Detailed explanation-1: -The organized resistance prompted Governor William Henry Harrison to lead roughly 1, 000 soldiers and militiamen to destroy the Shawnee village “Prophetstown, ” named for Tecumseh’s brother Tenskwatawa, “the Prophet, ” and designed by Tecumseh to be the heart of the new Native American confederacy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Battle of Tippecanoe, (November 7, 1811), victory of a seasoned U.S. expeditionary force under Major General William Henry Harrison over Shawnee Indians led by Tecumseh’s brother Laulewasikau (Tenskwatawa), known as the Prophet.
Detailed explanation-3: -Death and Legacy After Harrison invaded Canada, the British were forced to flee, and Tecumseh and his men grudgingly followed suit. Harrison pursued them to the Thames River where Tecumseh was killed on October 5, 1813.