Nationalism In The United States (Tecumseh), Mexico, And Haiti

What is nationalism? Nationalism is when a country or state comes together to go towards a common goal. Many countries have had some type of nationalism that made the places that they are today. This includes revolutions or even protests. They have a wide variety of small gatherings to whole countries fighting, but they usually have an impact on the modern world. I researched the United States (Tecumseh), Mexico, and Haiti for these types of nationalism. The United States has many forms of nationalism, but I focused on Tecumseh. Tecumseh was a Shawnee Indian during the 19th century. He spoke out against the indians being dependent on the “whites” and that they should go back to the traditional ways. On July 2, 1809 he persuaded the Old Northwest and the South indians to unite against the whites so they could keep and take back their lands. By 1810, Tecumseh organized the Ohio Valley Confederacy. This consisted of the Shawnee, Potawatomi, Kickapoo, Winnebago, Ottawa, and Wyandot tribes. This is a form of nationalism because he made many different tribes come together to fight towards one goal. …show more content…
Mexico won its independence in 1810. To get their independence there were many forms of nationalism. The biggest part of nationalism resulted in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. Many people believed that they should become independent, so they convince Napoleon to come to Mexico to fight. Others did not want this to happen and they still wanted a dictatorship, so they came together to defeat Napoleon and his army the Mexicans had a smaller army but they succeeded and won their battle. This form of nationalism became so big that they even made a holiday called Cinco de Mayo for the Battle of