History of the United States I / Unit 8 USH1 1100 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa
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The idea
In eighteen oh nine Tecumseh, a Shawnee war chief, rejuvenated the Western Confederacy.
In practice
His brother Tenskwatawa, a prophet among the Shawnee, urging a revival of native ways and rejection of Anglo-American culture, including alcohol.
Where people slip
A political confederacy and a religious revival ran together, which is why it drew support across nations.
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