a confederacy what do you think would have happened? do you think they would have been successful in driving whites out of a territory and establishing an Indian only nation? Include wether you think Tecumseh would have allied with the British.
2006-09-15 14:27:13 · 7 answers · asked by Carla B 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Ohio and parts of the Midwest would have become part of Canada since Tucumseh did ally with the British.
"The battle was a severe blow for Tenskwatawa, who lost prestige and the confidence of his brother. Although it was a significant setback, Tecumseh began to secretly rebuild his alliance upon his return from the south. Now that the Americans were also at war with the British in the War of 1812, "Tecumseh's War" became a part of that struggle. The American effort to neutralize potential British-Indian cooperation had backfired, instead making Tecumseh and his followers more fully committed to an alliance with the British."
2006-09-15 14:42:56 · answer #1 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, today Michigan and Ohio, parts of western New York in the east, and as far as Chicago in the west, would be Indian territory. As for driving out the whites, most would have been for sure, but many French and British trappers and traders already lived amongst the tribes, and they needed each other to survive at this point, so not all would be exiled. Canadian General Brock and Tecumseh already in fact had plans for a "buffer" state between Canada and the U.S., formed shortly after taking Detroit, so yes I feel the tribes would have allied with the British.
2006-09-16 14:21:09 · answer #2 · answered by buccaneersden 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tecumseh did, in fact, side with the British. He was commissioned as a brigadier general in their Army! Had he and his brother, the Prophet, as he was called, united the Nations on the eastern seaboard and inward, it would have made a difference, but not for long.
The white-eyes were too numerous and their endless supply of weaponry and manpower would have eventually subdued any confederacy Tecumseh would have formed. If the U.S. Cavalry was able to diminish and scatter the mighty Sioux and Cheyenne, don't you think the Ottawas, the Shawnees, and the Creeks would have gone by the wayside too?
It would have happened regardless how unified the Shawnees and their allies had become.
2006-09-15 22:53:50 · answer #3 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the odds were against him/them, and all Indians in Ohio and surrounding states. The great western movement from the original states was coming fast, along with the railroad and canals, and the progress wasn't going to be stopped by "ignorant savages" as the whites folks regarded them. Tecumseh was a great leader, but too nostalgic and idealistic. The British thought the same things of the Native Americans, and would only used them had they thought they could succeed, but they knew they could'nt win in the end, and abandoned them. What is weird, is, the Indians, still would not rely on wheeled transportation in their movements and tactics, whether in Ohio or elsewhere. Their military tactics alway relied on infantry as their main mode of travel and transportation, and were doomed to modern techniques.
2006-09-15 21:52:07 · answer #4 · answered by hbsizzwell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would have to say that the inevitable conquest by the non-Indians would've been delayed. Not that i would've wanted it that way. Us Indians out in the west would've been dominated by the Spaniards...either way, we were on the losing end.
2006-09-16 00:30:35 · answer #5 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, If the indians had killed the settlers at pilgram rock had been slaughtered maybe.
2006-09-15 21:36:27 · answer #6 · answered by usamedic420 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think we would be speaking English today.
2006-09-15 21:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by beez 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋