The American Indian

The American Indian

During the Revolutionary War, the Iroquois Confederacy was divided. American Indians fought on both sides during the war.

Every group was hoping to side with the victors and keep their land.

Multiple Choice

What happened to the Iroquois Confederacy during the Revolutionary War?

• They were divided

• They were stronger

• They were wealthy

• They were heroes to the cause

Multiple Choice

Why did they hope to side with the victor?

• for bragging rights

• to keep their land

• they wanted to win

• they wanted freedom

The new American government forgot its American Indian allies. Settlers continued to push into the Western lands across the mountains. To the colonial settlers, the Louisiana Purchase was an invitation to continue to move west. The American Indians saw the Louisiana Purchase as taking over their land.

Multiple Choice

Did the American government allow the American Indians to keep their land after the war?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

What did settlers continue to do?

• trade with the Iroquois

• live with the tribes

• push across the mountains

• get wealthy

American Indians resisted the expansion of settlers. Conflict increased when the U.S. Army was sent to protect the settlers. General Henry William Harrison led troops against the American Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe.

The Chief, Tenskwatawa, was killed. His brother, Tecumseh, organized many American Indians into a confederacy. They organized to resist the settlers and the U.S. Army.

The Confederacy was strong but not strong enough in numbers against the U.S. Army. When Tecumseh was killed, the exhausted members of the confederacy retreated and gradually moved farther west to the Mississippi River.

Multiple Choice

Which chief was killed at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• Tenskwatawa

• Crazy Horse

• Tecumseh

• Powhattan

Multiple Choice

What did the confederacy do when Tecumseh was killed?

• They sought revenge

• They kept fighting

• They retreated and moved farther west to the Mississippi River.

• Nothing