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Defending Their Homes: Native Americans Resist:
Skirmishes flare repeatedly between Native Americans and both the U.S> troops and territorial militias. Local tribes unite, fighting to protect their homes and heritage as pioneers push them from their land.
In 1790, Little Turtle, a Miami war chief, leads a federation of Native American tribes that defeats General Josiah Harmar near Fort Wayne. This is followed, the next year, by a tremendous victory over General Arthur St. Clair, governor of the Northwest Territory, near the present Indiana-Ohio border.
The tide turns in 1794. General Anthony Wayne overcomes Little Turtle's confederation at Fallen Timbers, leading to the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. Native Americans relinquish most of Ohio and parts of southeastern Indiana, resulting in their increased displacement. In return, President Washington offers them annual payments -- which gradually undermine Native American independence. |