Conflict in the
Western Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Following the Seven Years War in North America (aka French and Indian War), Native American nations like the Potawatomi inherited _these_ that helped them fight and farm in European ways.
What are horses?
On a small patch of territory gained in the Treaty of Greenville, the US government built this military facility, which was eventually destroyed by indigenous Nations in response to increasing interference from white settlers on Potawatomi land.
What is Fort Dearborn?
_This Native American leader_ represented a younger generation willing to fight against settler colonialism following the Treaty of Greenville.
Who was Main Poc?
du Sable's estate sat on the banks of _this river_
What is the Chicago River?
This event was the turning point between Native American nations and the newly formed US military, as the US forces became better trained and equipped.
What is the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
Joliet proposed to build a canal to better connect this river to Lake Michigan, but the French government never did.
What is the Illinois River?
_This Native leader_ suggested that the US use its money to support poor white settlers instead of buying Native lands.
Who was Little Turtle?
du Sable traveled northward up _this river_ that connects the Great Lakes region with the Gulf of Mexico
What is the Mississippi River?
Metis culture would not have existed unless this group of Native nations fought the Miami and Potawatomi, pushing them west toward French traders inb the Great Lakes region.
What is the Iroquois confederacy?
The portage near Chicago connected traders traveling along the Great Lakes to - eventually - what massive river cutting north to south through central North America?
What is the Mississippi River?
_This US leader_ designed plans to change Native American culture to become dependent on US traders.
Who was Jefferson?
As one of the Potawatomi chiefs, du Sable helped lead the negotiation of _this agreement_ with the new US?
What is the Treaty of Greenville?
Angered by the advance of American settlers, most Native nations join with the British during this war.
What is the War of 1812?
As a result of the Treaty of Greenville, Native nations lost most of _this state_ in addition to the territory that became Chicago.
What is Ohio?
_This Native leader_ preached that whites were from another creator, an Evil Spirit.
Who was Tenskwatawa?
du Sable was likely from _this class_ of persons from Haiti.
What are the gens de couleur? (mixed race)
This Haitian leader completed the victory over Napoleon while threatening to execute the remaining white landowners. He provoked strong resistance from Jefferson and other US leaders.
Who was Jean-Jacques Dessalines?
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from settling to the west of this mountain range.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
_This early US document_ promised to treat Natives in "good faith" and not disturb their "liberty."
What is the Northwest Ordinance (of 1787)?
du Sable's intermarriage and interior decorating are two examples of _this unique culture_
What is metis (may-tee) culture?