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The Shawnee

For Students 9th - 10th
Very nice site to find details on everyday Shawnee life as well as tribal history.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Treaty of Greenville

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of the conditions of the Treaty of Greenville. Links to significant names.
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University of Groningen

American History: Essays: Tribal Resistance Under the Leadership of Tecumseh

For Students 9th - 10th
Article detailing attempts of Shawnee Noble Chief Tecumseh to unite Native American tribes in an effort to defend the Ohio valley territory. The author discusses strategies, battles and outcome.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Harmar's Defeat

For Students 6th - 8th
A history of the defeat of an American Army led by General Josiah Harmar in 1790 against the Delaware, Miami and Shawnee Indians near Fort Wayne in Indiana. Involved were men, both white and Indian, who fought in the Northwest struggles.
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Article
A&E Television

History.com: Tecumseh

For Students 3rd - 8th
Shawnee Indian political leader and war chief Tecumseh (1768-1813) came of age amid the border warfare that ravaged the Ohio Valley in the late 18th century. He took part in a series of raids of Kentucky and Tennessee frontier...
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Battle of Fallen Timbers

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site presents the background and a brief description of the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Tecumseh

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site presents a biography of Tecumseh, leader of the Shawnee Indians.
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Ohio History Central

Ohio History Central: Pontiac

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a biographical sketch of Chief Pontiac. Discusses his ties to many different Native American Tribes. Also discusses Pontiac's Rebellion.
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Digital History

Digital History: Introduction: Tecumseh and the Shawnee Prophet

For Students 9th - 10th
Discussion of the breakdown in Indian society in the late 18th century focusing on famed Shawnee war chief Tecumseh.
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University of Michigan

Walpole Island First Nation: The War of 1812 and Tecumseh

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the role that northern Indians, and particularly Tecumseh, played in the War of 1812. It also discusses Tecumseh's death and burials.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Native Resistance in the Trans Appalachian West

For Students 5th - 8th
This site gives a brief look at the Indian alliance built by Tecumseh to confront the U.S. military which wanted to protect the settlers moving west into Indian territory.