Tecumseh Flashcards
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| 1271673560 | Tecumseh | A famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813) | 0 | |
| 1271673561 | Battle of Fallen Timbers | 1794 Battle between US and natives, supported by Brits. In Ohio. US wins, natives lose hope of holding onto land | 1 | |
| 1271673562 | Trail of Tears | (1838-39) an 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths of almost one-fourth of the Cherokee people | 2 | |
| 1271673563 | Andrew Jackson | ..., The seventh President of the United States (1829-1837), who as a general in the War of 1812 defeated the British at New Orleans (1815). As president he opposed the Bank of America, objected to the right of individual states to nullify disagreeable federal laws, and increased the presidential powers. | 3 |