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The Tecumseh And The Civil Rights Movement
Tecumseh, a Shawnee Indian born in 1768, rose to be one of the greatest Native American leaders of all time. During the late 18th century, for the most part, the Indian population in North America did not have a voice when it came to the English settlement. However, Tecumseh soon became their voice. Issues of land arose after the American Revolution. Throughout the American Revolution, the Shawnees fought alongside Britain in hopes to defend their homeland. Britain’s eventual surrender led to the Treaty of Paris in 1793. The Treaty concluded that Britain would cede all land west of the Appalachians to the new American Republic without any representation of the Native Americans in attendance. The loss of land meant the loss of lives to the Indians.
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