Northwest Territory and Indian Wars

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What is the Northwest Territory?

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the land given to the Americans by the British

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What is the Northwest Ordinance?

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Rules and laws for the Northwest Territory

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How did the settlers get land?

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they won it from the Revolutionary War

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Why were the Native Americans upset with the settlers?

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Americans moved west of the mountains and took the Native Americans' land.

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Why did the American Indians want to control the Northwest Territory?

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They owned it, King George gave them the land.

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What did the British give the American Indians?

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weapons

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What is the Western Confederacy?

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a group of Indians joined together to fight the Americans

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What did President Washington do about the conflict in the Northwest Territory?

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he sent troops to battle the Indians

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What happened during the battles in the Indian Wars?

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At first, the Indians won because the US was untrained

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What battle ended the Indian Wars conflict?

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Battle of Fallen Timber