USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

WAR OF 1812 CAUSES EFFECTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who did the Shawnee turn to for aid?
A
the British
B
the French
C
the Americans
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Shawnee Tribe remained there until 1825, when the US Congress ratified a treaty with the tribe ceding their Missouri lands for a 1.6-million-acre reservation in what is currently eastern Kansas. Other Shawnees moved to Texas and Old Mexico and later to southern Oklahoma, becoming the Absentee Shawnee Tribe.

Detailed explanation-4: -Shawnee men were hunters and sometimes went to war to protect their families. Shawnee women were farmers and also did child care and cooking. Both genders took part in storytelling, artwork and music, and traditional medicine.

Detailed explanation-5: -wars, enemies, and allies Further to the north, the Shawnees were allies of the Delaware Indians and enemies of the Iroquois tribes. Further to the south, the most important neighbors of the Shawnee tribe were the Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Creek Indians.

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