What was Tecumseh's attitude toward the treaties previously negotiated between the United States and various Indian tribes?
How did he plan to prevent the expansion of white settlements?
Answer (2)
Tecumseh regarded the treaties that had been previously negotiated between Native American tribes and the United States as illegitimate and against the interest of the Native Americans. Tecumseh sought to create a confederacy of Native American tribes to fight against the U.S. to prevent expansion of white settlements into Native American lands. Tecumseh also threatened to ally with the British against the United States which Tecumseh later did. Tecumseh ultimately died during this conflict and the British-Native American alliance was defeated.
Tecumseh rejected treaties made by individual Native American tribes with the United States, believing that no tribe could sell land that belonged to all Native peoples. To counter white settlement expansion, he aimed to unify the tribes into a confederacy and sought to prevent land sales to the U.S. by fostering a return to traditional Native cultural practices. Ultimately, Tecumseh allied with the British during the War of 1812 to continue his struggle against American expansion.
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