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Address to William Henry Harrison (Part 2) READ 13 Brother, you ought to know what you are doing with the Indians. Perhaps it is by direction of the President to make those distinctions. It is a very bad thing and we do not like it. Since my residence at Tippecanoe we have endeavoured to level all the distinctions to destroy village chiefs by whom all mischief is done. It is they who sell our land to the Americans. Our object is to let all our affairs be transacted by warriors. 14 Brother, this land that was sold and the goods that was given for it was only done by a few. The treaty was afterwards brought here and the Weas were induced to give their consent because of their small numbers. The treaty at Fort Wayne was made through the threats to the Winamac. In the future, we are prepared to punish those chiefs who may come forward to propose to sell their land. If you continue to purchase from them it will produce war among the different tribes and at last I do not know what will be the consequence to the white people. 15 Brother, I was glad to hear your speech. You said if we could show that the land was sold by persons that had no right to sell — you would restore it. Those that did sell did not own it. It was me — these tribes set up a claim but the tribes with me will not agree to their claim. If the land is not restored to us you will soon see, when we return to our homes, how it will be settled. We shall have a great council at which all the tribes shall be present when we will show to those who sold that they had no right to sell. We will do what should be done with those chiefs that did sell the land to you. I am not alone in this determination of all the warriors and red people that listen to me. 16 I now wish you to listen to me. If you do not it will appear as if you wished me to kill all the chiefs that sold you the land. I tell you so because I am authorized by all the tribes to do so. I am at the head of them all. I am a warrior and all the warriors will meet together in two or three moons from this. Then I will call for those chiefs that sold you the land. And shall know what to do with them. If you do not restore the land you will have a hand in killing them. 17 Brother, do not believe that I came here to get presents from you. If you offer us anything we will not take it. By taking goods from you, you will be able to say that with them you purchased another piece of land from us. If we want anything, we are able to buy it from your traders. Since the land was sold to you no traders come among us. I now wish you would clear all the roads and let the traders come among us. Then perhaps some of our young men will occasionally call on you to get their guns repaired. This is all the assistance we ask of you. 18 Brother, I should now be very glad to know immediately, your determination about the land, also the traders I have mentioned. 19 Brother, it has been the object of both myself and brother from the beginning to prevent the lands being sold. Should you not return the land it will occasion us to call a great council that will meet at the Huron Village where the council fire has already been lighted. At which those who sold the land shall be called and shall suffer for their conduct.
20 Brother, I wish you would take pity on all the red people and do what I have requested. If you will not give up the land and you do cross the boundary of your present settlement it will be very hard and produce great troubles among us. How can we have confidence in the white people? Jesus Christ came upon the earth and you killed and nailed him on a cross, you thought he was dead but you were mistaken. You have Shakers among you. And you laugh and make light of their worship. 21 Everything I have said to you is the truth, the great spirit has inspired me and I speak nothing but the truth to you. In two moons we shall assemble at the Huron Village (addressing himself to the Weas and Pottawatomies) where the great belts of all the tribes are kept and there settle our differences. 22 Brother, now Brother, I hope you will confess that you ought not to have listened to those bad birds who bring you bad news. I have declared myself freely to you and if you want any explanation from our town send a man who can speak to us. 23 If you think proper to give us any presents and we can be convinced that they are given through friendship alone we will accept them. As we intend to hold our council at the Huron Village that is near the British we may probably make them a visit. Should they offer us any presents of goods we will not take them but should they offer us powder and the tomahawk we will take the powder and refuse the tomahawk. 24 I wish you Brother to consider everything I have said is true and that it is the sentiments of all the red people who listen to me. GRAPHIC ORGANIZER Tecumseh’s Goals Source My inferences The natives rights The land rights Preventing conflict It is a very bad thing and we do not like it... Our object is to let all our affairs be transacted by warriors." I wish you would take pity on all the red people and do what I have requested. If you will not give up the land and you do cross the boundary of your present settlement it will be very hard and produce great troubles among us. 24 I wish you Brother to consider everything I have said It refers to the rights that natives have and their principles and ethics making you understand about how they were warriors and not slaves It refets on how he feels bad because they have lost their land and how everything could have been different He tries to not cause conflict and tries to keep everything peacefull
is true and that it is the sentiments of all the red people who listen to me. QUESTIONS 1. Why does Tecumseh say he will not accept presents from Harrison? Tecumseh refuses to accept presents from Harrison because he thinks that it as a form of manipulation and wishes to maintain his independence and integrity in negotiations. 2. What is most closely the central idea of the passage below (paragraphs 11–13)? You take tribes aside and advise them not to come into this measure and until our design is accomplished we do not wish to accept your invitation to go and visit the President. The reason I tell you this is—you want by your distinctions of Indian tribes in allotting to each a particular track of land to make them to war with each other. You never see an Indian come and endeavour to make the white people do so. You are continually driving the red people when at last you will drive them into the great Lake where they can’t eat or stand or work. Brother, you ought to know what you are doing with the Indians. Perhaps it is by direction of the President to make those distinctions. It is a very bad thing and we do not like it. Since my residence at Tippecanoe we have endeavoured to level all the distinctions to destroy village chiefs by whom all mischief is done. It is they who sell our land to the Americans. Our object is to let all our affairs be transacted by warriors. a. The Native Americans know that the Americans are stimulating war between tribes in an effort to claim their land. b. The Native Americans are not interested in meeting the American president. c. The Native Americans do not attempt to divide the Americans in order to conquer. d. Certain Native American chiefs have participated in the American attempts to create tension between tribes. 3. Which passage from the text best supports the correct answer to the previous question? a. “We do not wish to accept of your invitation to go and visit the President.” b. “You are continually driving the red people when at last you will drive them into the great Lake where they can’t eat or stand or work.” c. “Our object is to let all our affairs be transacted by warriors.” d. “ The reason I tell you this is—you want by your distinctions of Indian tribes in allotting to each a particular track of land to make them to war with each other.”
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