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1.) 1811 - Chief Tecumseh Leads the Last Great American Indian Confederacy
At the Battle of Tippecanoe, Shawnee leader Tecumseh was defeated by General William Henry Harrison.
2.) 1821 - Sequoyah Creates Cherokee System of Writing
Sequoyah, the great Cherokee Indian, invented the Cherokee system of writing.
3.) 1833 - Chief Black Hawk Writes His Autobiography
Chief Black Hawk, who led American Indians in Black Hawk War, which ended in the Massacre at Bad Axe River, also wrote Black Hawk an Autobiography.
4.) 1835 - Osceola Resists Indian Removal Act
Osceola led the Seminole Indians in their fight against the Indian Removal Act of 1830, in what is now called the Seminole War.
5.) 1850 - Chief Sealth Welcomes Settlers to the Pacific Northwest
Chief Sealth, also known as Chief Seattle, was a leader of the Suquamish Nation and found a way to keep peace between the whites and the Pacific Northwest Indians.