A Frontier in Flames, War Along the U.S.-Canadian Border-- Part 4: Tecumseh and "The Prophet"

In 1805, Tecumseh's one-eyed brother Lalawethica, who was called the "Prophet," had a dream in which he felt called upon to preach a spiritual revival of the tribes.

He and Tecumseh traveled widely urging tribes to foresake white customs such as drinking alcohol; to resume ancient practices; and, above all else, refuse to sell land to the Americans.  Tecumseh was renowned as a charismatic, eloquent leader and diplomacy, and worked to create a new confederacy of tribes that would resist American expansion.

This set him on a direct path to confrontation with the U.S, which would stand for nothing stopping its Manifest Destiny.

--Brock-Perry