THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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With the death of Tecumseh, hopes died for
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a Native American confederation.
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the movement of white settlers.
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the Native American revolt.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When the tide of war turned in the American favor, Tecumseh’s fortunes went down with those of the British. On October 5, 1813, he was killed during Battle of the Thames. His Ohio Valley Confederacy and vision of Native American unity died with him.
Detailed explanation-2: -To this day no one knows what his followers did with his body. The red man’s secret was jealously guarded. With the death of Tecumseh, the last hope of Native unity in the West vanished and effective Aboriginal resistance south of the lakes ceased.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Tecumseh was killed in the fierce fighting, and the Indians dispersed. The Americans had won a decisive victory. After the battle, American soldiers stripped and scalped Tecumseh’s body.
Detailed explanation-5: -On October 5, 1813, American forces under the command of William H. Harrison defeated British forces and their allies in the Battle of the Thames, resulting in the death of the famed Native American leader Tecumseh and the end of his Confederacy.