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Expansion to the north and south of the Ohio River in the 1780s brought white settlers in close contact
with Native Americans. In Kentucky and Tennessee, settlers encountered militant
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Cherokees
, referred to as Chickamaugas. With the failure of negotiations and the death
of their leader, the Chickamaugas were defeated after the
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Spanish
stopped providing them with supplies. Those who remained joined Native Americans fighting in the
north, establishing a wide defensive. These efforts proved futile, and the Native Americans were
defeated at
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the Battle of Fallen Timbers
in 1794.
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White settlement beyond the original colonies increased as families sought fertile land and lower
taxes. However, this expansion was met with resistance by Native Americans who already inhabited
these outer lands. Militant Cherokees, referred to as Chickamaugas, built alliances with other Native
American tribes and battled for their land along the frontier from Kentucky to Georgia. The governor of
the Tennessee territory, William Blount—a land speculator whom the Cherokees referred to as the “dirt
king” for his apparent greed—was sent to negotiate with the Cherokees. Blount was unsuccessful and
fighting continued, as Native Americans on both sides of the Ohio River united to battle the settlers.
Ultimately, a lack of Spanish supplies due to the start of war in Europe, a defeat at the Battle of Fallen
Timbers, and the end of an alliance with the British caused the Native Americans to sign the Treaty of
Greenville and cede to the United States much of what is now Ohio.
