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Harrison becomes governor of Indiana
William Henry Harrison became governor of the Indiana Territory. Harrison will later become known over his strict brutality in dealing with the Native Americans. -
U.S. extracts a treaty for more land
The United States extracted treaty rights to eastern Michigan, southern Indiana, and most of Illinois, in the Southwest, white American settlers were taking millions of acres from other tribes in Georgia, Tennessee, and Mississippi. -
Tecumseh begins to unite the Indian tribes
Native American leader Tecumseh set out to unite all the Indians of the Mississippi Valley, north, and south. an important reason of Native American’s previous failures was the lack of unity and the fact that they were easily pitted against each other. Tecumseh was a strong orator that was able to unite Indians together to band against the white peoples, this skill largely attributed to his success in fighting the white settlers. -
Tecumseh leaves for the South
Tecumseh left Prophetstown (Indian town) to visit the southern tribes, to persuade them to join the alliance, Harrison camped near Prophetstown with 1,000 soldiers. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
Harrison provoked a battle with the natives. Both sides suffered very heavy casualties but eventually Harrison drove off the Indians and burned down the town. This battle, named The Battle of Tippecanoe, resulted in disillusionment in many of the Prophet’s followers as they believed his magic would protect them in battle. -
Tecumseh returns to Prophetstown
By the spring of 1812, Tecumseh had returned from his visit to find the confederacy in disarray. Many warriors were still eager for combat and began raiding white settlements and terrifying white settlers. In the summer, American forces tried to invade Canada through Detroit but had to retreat and eventually surrendered their fort at Detroit. Fort Dearborn in Chicago fell before an Indian attack. -
British defeat at Put-In-Bay
Oliver Hazard Perry engaged and defeated a British fleet at Put-In-Bay. This allowed another invasion of Canada through Detroit. -
Battle of the Thames
Harrison pushed up the Thames River and won the Battle of the Thames, which killed Tecumseh and weakened the Native Americans of the Northwest, hurting their ability to defend their claims to the region. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
In the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, Andrew Jackson killed many Creeks; he killed men, women, and children, which broke the resistance of the Creeks. They ceded more land to America and retreated westward, farther into the interior. Jackson then led his men farther south into Florida.
