THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
BARBARY PIRATES
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Question
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Cherokee Leader-united French against the white settlers
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Shawnee Leader-united Native Americans against the white settlers
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A member of congress who favored war with Britain
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A member of Congress who was against the war with Britain
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tecumseh was a Shawnee warrior chief who organized a Native American confederacy in an effort to create an autonomous Indian state and stop white settlement in the Northwest Territory (modern-day Great Lakes region).
Detailed explanation-2: -Beginning in 1808, the Shawnee leader Tecumseh travelled throughout the United States gathering supporters and allies to form a native confederacy that could resist westward expansion by white settlers.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the early 1800s, Tecumseh, a leader of the Shawnee, attempted to unite American Indian tribes west of the Appalachian Mountains into a confederation. Tecumseh believed that the land did not belong to a single tribe.
Detailed explanation-4: -Summer 1812: British General Isaac Brock and Shawnee Leader Tecumseh form an alliance. In August 1812, Major General Isaac Brock traveled to Amherstburg to organize the British attack on Fort Detroit. He met with native warriors, including Tecumseh, to negotiate an alliance to fight against the Americans.
Detailed explanation-5: -During the War of 1812, a combined British and Native American force is defeated by General William Harrison’s American army at the Battle of the Thames in Ontario, Canada.