In 1812 a massacre occurred in what is now Chicago, Illinois. This became known as the Fort Dearborn Massacre. The reason that caused this massacre was quite immature. This reason being that the Potawatomi Indians had wanted things including alcohol and ammunition from the Americans. The Americans didn’t want to give their supplies to the Potawatomi Indians and instead destroyed all the arms and ammunition and gave the rest to “friendly” Indians hoping they would escort them to Fort Wayne. They were later informed that the Potawatomi Indians were planning to attack and evacuated the fort. Little did they know that the Indians leading them weren’t so friendly after all. On August 15, 1812 the Indians had ambushed them while they were heading
