USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Geronimo (1829-1909) was an Apache leader and medicine man best known for his fearlessness in resisting anyone–Mexican or American-who attempted to remove his people from their tribal lands.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tecumseh Played a Key Role Tecumseh, Chief of the Shawnee, is best known for his efforts to unite U.S. Indian tribes against white westward expansion and for his leadership in the War of 1812.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his charismatic younger brother Tenskwatawa, a religious revivalist known as The Prophet, spearheaded a movement for Native American political and military unity to resist settler encroachment.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1851, Congress passed the Indian Appropriations Act which created the Indian reservation system and provided funds to move Indian tribes onto farming reservations and hopefully keep them under control.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1811, the Shawnee Chief Tecumseh tried to negotiate with the American government to stop western expansion into native lands. He formed a confederacy of native tribes and represented the interests of many natives.