Tecumseh

Indian conflict played a significant role in the founding of the United States, starting almost immediately after Christopher Columbus’s landing in the Americas. When the Spanish settlers arrived in the “new land”, they brought crops, livestock, and advancements in weaponry from their homes; this increased violence between tribes and brought new diseases/invasive species to the Native’s land. Along with bringing physical representation of Europe, the Spanish brought religion, offering…

America has been the place where ideas have thrived. Throughout history we have seen many of these ideas come to life and helped us grow as a nation. Consequently these ideas brought frustration and difficulty to the colonies, but they proceeded on. With the dream to be a better nation, many reformed the nation with ideas known in history forever. Due to these ideas The United States, or the 13 colonies, went from a newly independent country to a transcontinental nation with the help of,…

two previous surrenders occurred at Appomattox Court House, in Virginia between General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant. The second and largest surrender was at Bennett Place near Durham, North Carolina. It was between General William Tecumseh Sherman and General Joseph E. Johnston. Sherman took no pity on Southerners. He was the one that burnt Atlanta you know. They say he burned a swath of land fifty miles wide from Atlanta to Savannah. His troops burned crops, killed livestock,…

this legend, and Sammy 's body is found in a cave, just like the one the Apaches were rumored to have hidden treasures in. However, instead of finding lost gold in Gutierrez 's truck, Kerney and Sara find historic letters written by General William Tecumseh Sherman and President Ulysses S. Grant to O.O. Howard, a Civil War General who was sent west and also negotiated a treaty with the Cochise. They find old coins, which have been taken out of the cave as well (McGarrity…

1. Abraham Lincoln, born on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky, is most known for being the sixteenth president of the United States. The time in which he was president was a hard time in American History, The Civil War. Before Lincoln had become president, he served as a legislator in Illinois; he also ran for U.S. Senate but he lost to Stephen Douglas. It was a memorable time in history because Lincoln went on to become the very first Republican president in the United States. Not only…

From the 1800’s and the struggles of Tecumseh all the way through the 1970’s and the challenges Mary Crow Dog faced, the life of a Native American took great determination. Long before “white man”, Native Americans called America home. Slowly it was all altered. They were forced to give up their way of living, rituals and beliefs, and take drastic measures to prove their equality. In the words of Mary Crow Dog, “I do not consider myself a radical or revolutionary. It is white people who put such…

factory at Ford. They paid him substantially more money than Rent-A-Center. After a long hard process of very problematic courses in Grand Rapids my uncle received his builders license. He has built high end houses by the country club golf course in Tecumseh by Burt…

Columbus' main plan during his voyage season was to reach Asia in search of spices. They were in search of an efficient route to travel to Asia. Their whole motivation for leaving Europe was to come across the mainland of Asia by sailing west of Europe. Knowing that the massive continent of Africa was in the was if your head east, they decided to head west. This seemed like a good plan until they ended up coming across the Indies in the Carribean. Columbus did not expect to reach these many…

During the 1750’s to 1900’s after the fall of many absolute governments, a new ideology about governing emerged. This new idea consisted of creating governments whose powers were given by their peoples who were drawn together by a shared a common past, beliefs, and culture; said views eventually lead to nationalism which became a key factor for the growth of power of rising nations during this time period. Throughout this new process of nation building, acquisition of new territories, known as…

forces battled the British Empire and its Indian allies, Taylor successfully defended Fort Harrison in Indiana Territory from an Indian attack commanded by the Shawnee chief Tecumseh. Taylor gained recognition and received a brevet promotion to the rank of major. Later that year he joined General Samuel Hopkins as an aide on two expeditions: the first into the Illinois Territory and the second to the Tippecanoe battle site,…