Tecumseh‚ but to actually show that the one that played a significant role in the Indian movement prior to the War of 1812 was his brother‚ Tenskwatawa. To Americans and British‚ Tenskwatawa was a pretender and a coward. They described Tenskwatawa as a “charlatan who manipulated the tribesmen for his own purposes” (Edmunds 262). The reason why Tecumseh and not Tenskwatawa‚ emerged as the Greatest Indian to Americans is because Tecumseh concepts were favored by the Americans. Edmunds states that‚ “Tecumseh
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(Edmunds) Prophet was one of a set of triplets born just a few years after Tecumseh. Tenskwatawa‚ as he was first known was the only one of the three believed to have survived into adulthood. Part of this could be because‚ unlike Tecumseh‚ Tenskwatawa was a clumsy child who was unskilled in hunting and would never become a warrior. This was a serious faux paux for a young man in Shawnee society. Tenskwatawa lost his right eye in a hunting accident when he was young. As he grew older‚ developed
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men. To oppose American settlement‚ Tecumseh worked to unite other Indian tribes and join them together to create a confederacy. In this way‚ they could work as a large and powerful group instead of smaller weaker groups. Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa‚ a religious leader called the Prophet‚ formed a village‚ later then called Prophet’s Town‚ in Northern Indiana in 1808. They urged the Indians who lived there to preserve their traditional ways. Because Tecumseh believed that white customs were
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settlers killing many soldiers and several defeats. Native Americans were defeated and gave up a lot of their land. Many Native Americans traveled west across the Mississippi while others tried finding new homes. A Shawnee named Tenskwatawa remained in the Ohio. Tenskwatawa said he would lead the Shawnee to “a rich‚ fertile country‚ abounding in game‚ fish‚ pleasant hunting grounds‚ and fine corn fields.” Tenskwatawa’s message turned into a political program and his brother Tecumseh joined him as a
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Tecumseh was a very significant Native American who gave his life for what he believed. He knew that the Americans were a tremendous threat to all Indian tribes‚ and realized that the Indians would be destroyed one by one if not united. Tecumseh created a confederation of thirty-two tribes in hopes that the Americans would recognize their borders and thus put a halt to westward expansion. His confederation may have succeeded if it were not for the mistakes made by his brother‚ Laulewasika‚ the Americans
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With the Confederation almost complete‚ forwarded Shawnee decision to send Tecumseh‚ a young renowned warrior and a strong speaker ‘to traverse the Miscopy Valley‚ seeking to revive Neolin’s pan Indian alliance of the 1760s. Feeling that the only alternative to westward expansion was extermination‚ as one chief asked “Where are the Narragansett‚ the Mohican‚ the Pocanet‚ and other powerful tribes of our people? ‘They have vanished before the avarice {greed) and oppression of the white man‚ as snow
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With a Short Essay format‚ I want you to discuss the consequences of the War of 1812. Notice the plural‚ "consequences." Among other things you will learn‚ I want to make sure you include some discussion about the Shawnee leaders‚ Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa. OMG!!! Not another war! Is that all History is‚ war‚ war‚ war? Certainly I don’t believe that‚ but it is also true that the consequences of wars are significant and even fascinating at times (Notice I underlined ’consequences.’ Certainly I want
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two sons went under the care of his sister‚ Tecumpease. After his second wife‚ Mamate‚ Tecumseh did not remarry and remained single for the rest of his life. As he lost his older brother on the battlefield as well‚ he only had one other brother‚ Tenskwatawa‚ or The Prophet‚ whom he did not communicate with furthermore after the attack on the Shawnee‚ which may have been prevented if he listened to Tecumseh’s orders. Tecumseh did not make much of a family influence on his life‚ rather than the interference
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See p. 618 11. Insurgents opposed to powerful colonizing nations generally preached a message that reflected all of the following except Strong statements of universal love and toleration. Feedback/Reference: See pp. 618-622 12. What did Tenskwatawa advise his followers to do to rid Indian lands of the white man? Return to the traditional Indian rites and lifestyle Feedback/Reference: See p. 619 13. Why did Mayan rebels stop their drive
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APUSH Chapter 11 Key Terms “revolution of 1800”: The transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic Republicans. The transfer was so peaceful and it was going to back to the spirit of the revolution of 1776. By restoring original American ideas. 2. Thomas Jefferson: 3. Midnight judges: Judges that came to Adam’s right before he his term was over. So they were all to sign the federalist papers. Which were all later revoked by the new congress under Jefferson. 4. John Marshall: Chief
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