A Frontier in Flames, Confrontation On the U.S.-Canadian Border-- Part 5: Tensions and Treaty of Fort Wayne

In 1808, Tecumseh and his brother, "The Prophet" established "Prophet's Town," a settlement at the confluence of the Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers in Indiana.  As tensions between the Indians and Americans continued to mount, they attracted a large following to their new village.

Tecumseh and his brother were preaching resistance.  At the same time, Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison was pushing for expansion just as hard.  In 1809, Harrison negotiated the Treaty of Fort Wayne where a number of tribes, including the Delaware, Shawnee, Potawatomi, Miami and Kickapoo transferred some 3 million acres of tribal land to the United States.

--Brock-Perry