Battle of Tippecanoe
The Road to War.
Section 4
War in the old Northwest
1790’s: Miami, Delaware,
Shawnee, came together to fight American expansion.
Battle of Fallen Timbers:
1794 General “Mad
Anthony” Wayne led the legion to victory in present day northwestern Ohio.
Treaty of Greenville:
Gave up southern two thirds of Ohio for $20,000.
Ohio River was no longer a permanent boundary
Returning to Indian Traditions
Tenskwatawa the
“Prophet”.
Return to Traditional
Native American ways.
1808: Established
Prophetstown on the
Wabash River in Indiana.
Confederation: League
Brother Tecumseh .
Military Action
Tecumseh.
Rejected treaty of
Greenville.
Rallied opposition against the Treaty.
Battle of Tippecanoe :
November 7, 1811.
Stalemate: But Indian moral crushed.
Few days later Harrison burned town
Prophetstown.
A Push to War.
Fighting with Native Americans hurt relations between the
U.S. and Britain.
Br. Supplied guns and ammunition to the Native
Americans.
Ban on trade was to expire.
Madison: If either the Br. Or
Fr. stopped seizing ships the
U.S. would halt trade with the other nation.
Napoleon quickly responded to America’s promise.
War Hawks…
Those for War against the
British.
Members of Congress from the South and the West.
Nationalism:
Devotions to one’s country .
Henry Clay:
Outspoken hawk from Kt.
Punish Br. for seizing ships.
Wanted to conquer Canada.
Could seize Florida if go to war.
Congress Declares
War…
Br. Continued to board Amer.
Ships and impress Amer.
Seamen.
Blockaded American ports.
May 11, 1811:
New York Harbor.
Battle between Amer. Frigate and Br. Warship.
Br. Ship crippled/ 32 Br.
Sailors left dead or wounded.
John Randolph of Virginia.
June 1812: War Declared on
Br.
Checking for Understanding
What happened at
Fallen Timbers?
What result came from it?
What was the Battle of Tippecanoe?
Who were the War
Hawks?
