Battle of Tippecanoe
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
- Geographical Location: Indiana
- Date: November 7, 1811
Article abstract: The destruction of Prophetstown by an American army broke the religious power of Tenskwatawa (the Shawnee Prophet) but failed to demoralize the Indian movement led by his brother Tecumseh.
During the early nineteenth century Tenskwatawa began to preach a new religious message among the tribes of the Old Northwest. At the heart of his message was a rejection of European American influence. Aided by his brother Tecumseh, an intertribal Indian movement took hold which threatened the ability of U.S. Indian agents to force land cessions on the...
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