USA HISTORY

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: -The Battle of Tippecanoe between the Native Americans and the United States armed forces ultimately became the catalyst of the War of 1812. With Americans wanting to move further west of the Appalachian Mountains, this caused strain in the Native Americans’ land.

Detailed explanation-3: -After two hours of intense fighting at the Battle of Tippecanoe, Harrison defeated the Indians who then abandoned Prophetstown, leaving it open for Harrison to ransack and burn. A few months later, Tecumseh returned to Prophetstown and found both the village and his hard-won Indian coalition destroyed.