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    See p. 618 11. Insurgents opposed to powerful colonizing nations generally preached a message that reflected all of the following except Strong statements of universal love and toleration. Feedback/Reference: See pp. 618-622 12. What did Tenskwatawa advise his followers to do to rid Indian lands of the white man? Return to the traditional Indian rites and lifestyle Feedback/Reference: See p. 619 13. Why did Mayan rebels stop their drive

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    APUSH Chapter 11 Key Terms “revolution of 1800”: The transfer of power from Federalists to Democratic Republicans. The transfer was so peaceful and it was going to back to the spirit of the revolution of 1776. By restoring original American ideas. 2. Thomas Jefferson: 3. Midnight judges: Judges that came to Adam’s right before he his term was over. So they were all to sign the federalist papers. Which were all later revoked by the new congress under Jefferson. 4. John Marshall: Chief

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    Causes of the War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to the spring of 1815 (Findling‚ 15). When the war began‚ it was being fought by the Americans to address their grievances toward the British‚ though toward the end‚ the issues eventually were unjustified and reasons manipulated. There is no single cause for the War of 1812 but instead‚ several related causes‚ such the influence of the War Hawks‚ the impressments as well as the Embargo

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    from was the South and the West. The War hawks resented British constraints on American trade and accused the British of supporting Indian attacks against American settlements on the frontier. 3. Who were Tecumseh and Prophet? Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa‚ known to non-Indians as “the prophet” were two remarkable Shawnee brothers. They concluded that the time had come to stem this onrushing tide. They decided that the time to act was now‚ so they gathered followers‚ urging them to give up textile

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    The Westward Expansion Impact As the 19th century progresses‚ more and more settlers arrived in the US and the yearn for open space and freedom had grown tremendously. The US had decided to push westwards due to this.Thousands of settlers began to pour into the new land. Through the exciting and promising land acquisitions‚ there was a dark history behind the westward expansion that was never fully acknowledged. Although America had enforced westwards expansion‚ it did not acknowledge the Native

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    prominent war chief. He led a group of yong Indian warriors to a village on the White River in east-central Indiana. There in 1805 Lalawethika experienced a series of visions that transformed him into a prominent religious leader. Taking the name Tenskwatawa‚ the new Shawnee Prophet began to preach a native revitalization that seemed to offer the Indians a religious deliverance from their problems. Tecumseh slowly transformed his brother’s religious following into a political movement. In 1808 Tecumseh

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    Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership Abigail Alvarado Tecumseh lived from 1768 to 1813. His father was Shawnee and his mother was Creek. He was raised among the Shawnees of Ohio. Tecumseh was very young at the time of his father’s death‚ so he was raised by his mother‚ brothers‚ and sisters. His mother taught him to hate the Americans and never let him forget that they had killed his father. His oldest brother Chiksika taught him to be a warrior‚ and his sister told him to have respect

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    (BrainyQuote). This is exactly what I intend to prove concerning the mythic idea regarding the Zero-year Curse. This legend also‚ known as the Curse of Tippecanoe or the Tecumseh Curse‚ is said to have originated with either Chief Tecumseh or his brother Tenskwatawa‚ known as "The Prophet". Lack of substantial evidence corresponding to these Shawnee warriors only helps to prove that this is a falsified theory that can be proven as a myth and not truth. The Zero-year Curse is said to describe “the regular death

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    Tecumseh essay

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    Chief Tecumseh once uttered these words: “When your time comes to die‚ be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death‚ so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song‚ and die like a hero going home.” Tecumseh died nearly two hundred years ago‚ yet his story lives on to inspire and intrigue many. You may wonder: Why was this Indian chief so important to our country’s history? Let’s first

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    Impressment: The British are taking American ships and crewmen. If this non-sense doesn’t stop‚ I’m not going to be able to send my merchandise abroad. Why doesn’t our navy resist these attacks? Chesapeake Incident: I read in the Boston Times that the British tried taking crewmen from the Chesapeake. Why isn’t Jefferson doing anything to prevent this? He’s not leading our country properly. We have a navy‚ they should be able to defend against these attacks! Embargo Act of 1807: Well it seems like

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