THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
JAMES MADISON AFTER THE WAR OF 1812 THE ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
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developed a written language for the Shawnees and worked for gradual assimilation into white culture
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represented themselves as tribal leaders and sold off huge tracts of land for whiskey and trinkets
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worked to persuade the Indians of the Indiana Territory to work together and to hold onto their tribal land
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accepted President Jefferson’s promise of a vast Indian reservation west of the Mississippi River
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Detailed explanation-1: -Tecumseh was trying to form a united front of American Indian nations west of the Appalachian Mountains. He believed that, if the American Indians worked together, they would be able to stop white encroachment onto the their western lands. Tecumseh’s Confederation became linked with his brother’s religious movement.
Detailed explanation-2: -Tecumseh rallied his remaining followers during the War of 1812 and joined British forces in Michigan, playing a key role in defeating American forces at the Siege of Detroit. After Detroit’s fall, Tecumseh joined British Major-General Henry Proctor’s invasion of Ohio and fought against Harrison and his army.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shawnee chief Tecumseh and his brother, “The Prophet, ” worked to build a confederation of tribes, from Michigan to Georgia, to resist settlers. Indian attacks in the Indiana Territory persisted despite conferences with Tecumseh and warnings by Governor William Henry Harrison.