DNA 11/17: Daily Checklist

1. DNA 11/17: Daily Checklist • You will have 5 minutes to complete the following once the bell rings: [ ] Take out your social studies folder and notebook from your backpack. [ ] If you have any “assignments due now,” please take this out and have it ready to correct in a few minutes. [ ] Write down today’s homework assignment in your agenda book (write “none” if no homework is assigned). [ ] Write down any upcoming assignments, such as quizzes, projects, or tests, in your agenda book. Include the due date too! [ ] Read the AIM. This is what you should learn during today’s lesson. Be aware of this! [ ] Do this Do Now Activity (DNA): Turn to pages 223-227. Which Native American man united many of the tribes to fight against the white man? [ ] Be ready to listen to your teacher and pay attention during class activities…your grades depend on it! - Thank you for choosing to be organized.

2. Section 3.5 The Prophet & Tecumseh Chapter 11 Forming a New Nation (1781-1815)

3. Objectives • Why did the settlers push further west? • How did the Prophet and Tecumseh try to stop white settlement? • What new war was declared in 1812?

4. Conflict in the West • Settlers had yet another reason to fight the Indians. • They claimed that Britain was arming Native Americans on the frontier and encouraging them to attack settlers.

5. Settlers Push West • Major reason for issues on the frontier was increasing settlement • With Ohio joining the union in 1803 many settlers were pushing farther west into the Indiana Territory • Another “Treaty” forced Native Americans to sell much of their land in Ohio • Settlers create problems • Settle on Indian lands • Killed game they needed to survive

6. Native Americans Resist • Sometimes Indian nations protested to the federal government about new settlements • Other times small bands attacked settlers to drive them off the land • But Native Americans found it hard to unite against the settlers because many times they were enemies before • Many Native Americans were determined to halt the flow of settlers…led by two Shawnee brothers • The Prophet • Tecumseh

7. Two Shawnee Brothers The Prophet Tecumseh

8. Two Shawnee Brothers Seek Unity: A Journey to the Spirit World • One winter in 1804 a 30 year old Shawnee was sitting by the fire when he suddenly gasped and fell to his side as if dead • The Prophet • People came from all around to see what had happened, the man wasn’t dead • The man had said that his soul had been taken to the spirit world • There he learned the path that all Indians must take if they were to live happily • The Prophet continued his message to all those who would listen

9. The Prophet’s Message • According to the Prophet Native Americans must “give up white ways” • Indians had learned the white people’s way of life from settlers • Many Native Americans became dependent on muskets, cloth, iron cooking pots, and whiskey • Called for no more trading for white goods • If they stopped they would gain the power to resist the settlers • In 1808 he built a village for his followers along Tippecanoe Creek

10. The Prophet’s Message Continued… • His message brought hope to many • People came from as far away as Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota • Tecumseh • Was the Prophet’s older brother • Organized many Native Americans into a confederation • Became the spokesperson as his brother was the leader • In 1809 the governor of the Indiana Territory signed a treaty with several Indian chiefs • The Indians gave up 3 million acres for less than half a cent an acre • Tecumseh said that the chiefs had no right to sell the land • The land belonged to all Native Americans

11. Tecumseh’s Message • In 1810 he delivered a firm message to the Indiana Territory Governor • He and 75 warriors marched to Vincennes in the Indiana Territory • He refused to sit on the Governor’s porch and insisted they sit in the grass in the forest

12. Tecumseh’s Message Continued… • Tecumseh addressed the governor and warned of the need for change • “You are continually driving the red people [from their land], when at last you will drive them into the [ocean] where they can’t either stand or work. Brother, you ought to know what you’re doing with the Indians…It is a very bad thing and we do not like it.” • This impressed the governor • Tecumseh insisted that he give his message to President Madison • The governor agreed but said it would not change his mind • Tecumseh knew that if whites did not stop moving onto Indian land that war would surely come

13. Showdown at Tippecanoe

14. Showdown at Tippecanoe • Old rivalries among Indian nations kept Tecumseh from uniting Native Americans east of the Mississippi River • In 1811 governor Harrison marched with 1,000 soldiers to Prophetstown on Tippecanoe Creek • He knew that Tecumseh was away and that the Prophet was in charge • The Prophet decided to meet the danger with a surprise night attack on Harrison’s troops • Neither side won a clear victory • Whites in the east celebrated the Battle of Tippecanoe as a victory

15. Congress Declares War • The Battle of Tippecanoe marked the beginning of the long and deadly war on the frontier • The fighting spurred the War Hawks to call even louder for war with Britain • They were still convinced that the British were arming these Indian savages! • In June 1812 Madison asked Congress to declare war on Britain • The House voted 79 to 49 in favor of war • The Senate vote was 19 to 13 • Americans soon found that winning the war would not be as easy as declaring it!

16. Homework • Answer the 3 questions: • Why did the settlers push further west? • How did the Prophet and Tecumseh try to stop white settlement? • What new war was declared in 1812?

17. The Prophet’s & Tecumseh’s Message • Video: We Shall Remain • Tecumseh’s Vision • Ch.2  Ch.5