THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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To hunt in Canada
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To trade furs with the French and British
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To gain land from the British in Canada
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To unite tribes in a confederation to fight against the Americans
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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: -Portrait of the Shawnee military and political leader Tecumseh, ca. 1800-1813. He worked with his brother Tenskwatawa, known as ‘The Prophet, ’ to unite American Indian tribes in the Northwest Territory to defend themselves against white settlers.
Detailed explanation-3: -Brothers join forces Tecumseh had two major goals: He wanted all tribes to join together and claim common ownership of all remaining Indian lands, and he wanted to create a political and military confederacy to unite the tribes under his own leadership.
Detailed explanation-4: -Tecumseh was away, recruiting other American Indians to join his confederation. The Prophet, lacking the military skills of his brother, decided to attack the Anglo settlers. He claimed that the Master of Life had come to him and told him that the American Indians would succeed in defeating the Americans.