Unit 4a – Westward Migration & Native American Resistance (1790-1850)

•Little Turtle – Miami – Accept white culture; live in peace.•Battle of Fallen Timbers – Mad Anthony Wayne – Forced Native Americans to sign Treaty of Greenville:

Give up 2/3 of Southern OhioOhio River no longer a boundary

Unit 4a – Westward Migration & Native American Resistance (1790-1850)

•Handsome Lake – Seneca – Blend Indian & American cultures.

•Tenskwatawa – Shawnee – Reject white culture - return to Indian traditions – increasingly warlike.

Unit 4a – Westward Migration & Native American Resistance (1790-1850)

•Tecumseh – Shawnee – Take military action - Unite & oppose expansion

Opposed Treaty of Fort Wayne – William Henry HarrisonHarrison took military action – Battle of Tippecanoe shattered Native American confidence.Tecumseh dies at the Battle of Thames (War of 1812) – left a legacy of defiance and respect for Indian culture.