Tecumseh: Prominent War Chief

Shawnee leader, Tecumseh, was not a happy Native. He blamed the greed and oppression of the Europeans for the destruction of the Native American cultures. The Europeans greed led them to strip the land from the Natives, and try in forcing their religion upon the Natives. Tecumseh believed that the land was for all. There was nothing about selling, taking, and giving the land away. The Europeans just did not have that mindset at all. Red Jacket was a Seneca leader. He was very discouraged of the fact that they took the land of the Natives, but even more because they wanted to force their religion upon the Native Americans. The Europeans were ruthless when it came to this. They did not think about their feelings and the actions that could hurt the Natives. (Doc 4, 5, 6)

Tecumseh attempted to ally with many tribes, but did not have much success. Tecumseh has read many treaties, but he never signed one (Greenspan). He also made treaties and messages to tribes and governor Harrison. Tecumseh spoke to the Alabama creek Indians and allied with them (Tucker). Many tribes that he tried to join rejected him (Tucker). He allied with the British and pro British Indians to fight the Americans (Fixico). More than two dozen native nations participated

Sir Isaac Brock and Tecumseh may have had a strong alliance but together could not find a way to defeat the freedom-loving American people or it’s president, James Madison. These three men all had powerful leadership roles and largely affected the War of 1812 and changed the future of North America. Tecumseh, the Shawnee war chief, James Madison, the United States President, and Sir Isaac Brock, the British commander of Canada, all had dreams for the future, and the War of 1812 would determine which of these would come true. Tecumseh wanted to preserve the land for his people and get the white men out of the Shawnee’s lives. James Madison wanted the land in order to grow the United States, and be able to offer Americans more opportunities

. The Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole nations were the only 5 major tribes that were highly affected from the Indian removal acts and were forced into Indian reservations ex. Doc D. The Indians were highly influenced by Tecumseh and gave him immediate obedience and respect for he was an “uncommon genius, which spring up occasionally to produce revolutions or overturn the established order of things” ex Doc. C. Yet due to the want vs. need for land the vicinity of the United States when Tecumseh died in the Battle of Thames from American forces. Tecumseh’s goal of establishing a independent Indian nation were clearly ruined and the recruitment of the 5 nations up towards the east of the Mississippi river.

Most Natives sided with the British against the U.S, “believing that a British victory might mean an end to expansion” (Donald Fixico). Tecumseh, an Indian leader, and his followers had observed Natives being removed from their lands by settler expansion. Therefore, Tecumseh tried to build firm relationships of many alliances with other nations such as Great Britain. However, the tables turned when Tecumseh and his warriors, deserted by British forces, faced an army of American soldiers at the Battle of the Thames River in 1813. The British found the Natives useless/worthless after noticing America’s growth in power.

In 1808, along with his brother and followers, he left the area and they moved northwest, here, Tecumseh hoped to recruit a confederacy involving other Indian tribes to fight off the white expansion. In 1811, the U.S. launched a defensive strike on the growing Tecumseh confederacy. Tecumseh’s brother, Tenskwatawa, led about 500 Native men against the U.S. invaders. Tecumseh and his followers allied with the British as the War of 1812 commenced. This war lasted for three years. During this war, Tecumseh discussed with Britain to get them to help him retrieve parts of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin, which were forcefully taken by the U.S. In 1813, the Battle of the Thames began, which was a combined British and Native American effort against the U.S. forces. The British troops fled during the course of the battle, leaving Tecumseh’s troops to fight alone. He was then killed in this battle. There are not many historical sources that talk about Tecumseh’s wives or how many children he had. However, it is speculated that he married a Native American woman, with whom he had a son,

Have you ever heard of Tecumseh? You probably haven’t read more to learn about this famous war chief! Tecumseh was the son of puckshinwau. “Ohio History Central.” Tecumseh – Ohio History Central. http://www.ohio.history.central.org/w/Tecumseh?rec=373 Web. 24 Feb. 2016 Tecumseh was also a Shawnee native American chief. Did you know that the tribe leader Tecumseh was born near Chillicothe Ohio?

Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief and a military leader in the War of 1812. He was born in 1768 in South-Central Ohio. He was the leader of the First Nations Confederacy which was formed to resist Americans invading aboriginal land. When the War of 1812 broke out, Tecumseh and the First Nations Confederacy allied with the British. Tecumseh died on October 5th 1813 in the battle of the Thames near Moravian town (now known as Thames Ville, ON). Tecumseh is important to Canadian history because he was a important military leader in the War of 1812 who was also one of the Canadian Aboriginal People.

Died October 5th, 1813, during the Battle of Thames at the age of 45. He was a powerful Shawnee Chief and leader of the Red Stick Confederacy alongside his brother “The Prophet”. Tecumseh was born in March 1768; his father, Puckshinwah, died when he was 4 and his mother, Methoataske, migrated to Missouri with fellow Shawnees when he was 11. Tecumseh was raised to manhood by his older sister Tecumapese until he grew into a strong warrior and intelligent diplomat. In his early years as a military and political leader Tecumseh went on raids with his older brother, Chiksika, against white frontier settlements in Tennessee and Kentucky. He fought at Fort Recovery and at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. Tecumseh was one of the Native Americans

Tecumseh's childhood greatly influenced how he acted as an adult. He knew that the Americans had to be stopped but he did not want to fight them. When fighting was the only choice, he had a reputation for his mercy. He despised the torture of prisoners and other cruel actions done by both sides during warfare. He was an honest man, and was trusted by both the Americans and Indians (Dictionary 1125).

Through these neglections and stereotypes, two Chiefs, Seattle and Tecumseh, speak out for their people by using various forms of rhetoric. In Chief Seattle's speech, he makes a letter to President Franklin Pierce and any other Americans that play any parts in Parliament. The audience that the chief is reaching out to may have Manifest Destiny, belief that God approves of the U.S, as well as the belief that Indians are savages. Chief Seattle explains, however, that the Americans are the true savages because they can not hear the sound of nature in addition to having “no place to hear the leaves of springs or the rustle of the insect’s wings” (Seattle). Chief Seattle contrasts how unnatural the Americans are by saying that the sounds of nature are absent in the American lands. The author does this to show his intended audience who the true savages are in hopes of showing the Americans how the Indians view the American beliefs. Chief Tecumseh was another Chief who spoke out for his people, but used different tactics than Chief Seattle. In chief Tecumseh's speech, he makes a letter to General William Henry Harrison, rather than the President. The audience that Tecumseh is reaching out to may see the Indians as a threat rather than the Americans as superior. Chief Tecumseh explains, however, that the Americans are continually driving the red people, when at last you will drive them into the great lake [Lake Michigan], where they can neither stand nor work” (Tecumseh). Tecumseh

On October 5, 1813, a man was defeated. His name was Tecumseh. He was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal Confederacy. He had also become an ally of Britain during the War of 1812. He had at least 4 siblings, their names were Tenskwatawa, Cheeseekau, Tecumpease, and Chiksika. He was born in March of 1768, on the Scioto River, in Ohio. He died in Chatham-Kent, Canada, on October 5, 1813. His mom was Methotaske, and his dad was Puckshinwa. Puckshinwa died in battle just like his son, and Methotaske accompanied the other Shawnee's who traveled to

On November 11, 1775, Joseph Brant traveled to London to persuade the crown to give the Iroquois land in Quebec if they agreed to help fight with the British. When Brant returned to New York in 1776, he prepared to retake New York. He fought alongside Clinton, Cornwallis, and Percy in the Battle of Long Island. In November of 1776, Brant left New York, and traveled to the colonist held territory. As he went through each colony, he urged each and every Iroquois to fight alongside the British soldiers. (Chief Joseph Brant: Mohawk, Loyalist, and Freemason.)

At One time Tecumseh , A Native American disliked the White Settlement . He was also a Shawnee and known as a chief. He was born in 1768 in a place now known as Columbus Ohio. in the eighteen-hundreds he fought the US and he later died in war.

The military leader known as Tecumseh was a great man. He had three other names as well: Tecumthe, Tikamthe, and Tecumtha. He, a Shawnee Native American chief, was born the year of 1768 in what is now Columbus, Ohio. His mother’s name was Methoataske and his father’s name was Puckeshinewa. They were not from the same tribe.