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Links of Interest:

  • James Madison, Fourth U.S. President

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    (1809-1817)

  • Native Americans:

    • North:
    Shawnee War Chief Tecumseh had developed a pan-Indian alliance between two dozen Native American tribes. Tecumseh's Native Americans and the British had an alliance. William Henry Harrison leads 3,000 soldiers into the Ohio River Valley and defeats the British and Shawnees (500+ warriors from six tribes) on 5 October 1813 on the banks of the Thames River. Tecumseh is killed by Harrison's troops.

    South: Creek War 1813-14 and 1817-18
    between U.S. and Creek Indians (southeast)
    "Britain encourages Creek Indians to attack frontier settlements in the south known as Mississippi Territory(Mississippi/Alabama area). General Andrew Jackson has been ordered to eliminate the Creek Indians responsible for killing over 500 settlers at Fort Mims on 30 August 1813. After weeks of searching, Davy Crockett, a volunteer in Jackson's Tennessee militia of 2500 men has found them." On 3 Nov 1813 General Jackson sends Brigadier General Coffee and 900 Dragoons including Crockett who surround the Creek village and within just a few minutes 186 Creek warriors are killed and 46 women and children are burned alive in their homes in what comes to be known as the Battle of Tallushatchee. Davy Crockett is sickened by the massacre and chooses to leave the volunteer militia but is caught by General Jackson and returns to camp. When his service was over Crockett returned home to Tennessee."

    Sources:

    Viola, Herman I, North American Indians, Crown Publishers, New York: New York, 1996

    The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen

    This 2018 four-episode, high-quality documentary offered on Amazon Prime or the History Channel is well worth watching. The episode titled "Live Free or Die" covers the time period from 1813-1836. It covers the last battle of the War of 1812 at New Orleans in 1815 and the Indian Removal Act, which becomes known as the Trail of Tears.

    The War of 1812

    This two hour documentary goes into details about several battles of the War of 1812 and its significance to America, Canada, and Native Americans.

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