1. I would have joined Tecumseh's confederation because Tecumseh attempted to unite disparate and warring Indian tribes in the fight against the common threat. I agree that "we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles "(historyisaweapon.com). I would support him in the fight because I understand that the Governor of Indiana William Henry Harrison cheated Indians, concluded many unprofitable contracts on land use. Tecumseh was a trustworthy leader of the Indians of North America. He planned to create a federation of tribes and stop the advance of the whites. It was necessary to support the fight against the Americans. The Americans have used deceit, handed the Indians unnecessary trinkets, bribed the leaders to pit between different tribes, did not hesitate to use brute force when the natives resisted. We saw abductions of Indian representatives, the crime of drunken cowboys and cruel hunter scalps, crime and whiskey sellers arms dealers could be the cause just the explosion of indignation.
2. I would recommend this site as https://history.state.gov/milestones/1801-1829/war-of-1812 because it presents a balanced assessment of the war in 1812. The War of 1812 brought significant changes to the status of Native Americans. I learned that the supporters of Jefferson went on about his opponents had accused the government of excessive income, and as a result were unable to finance the war started. As is known, in the country at that time did not have any internal taxes. Congress let the tax increases that would cover the costs of military and customs revenues have fallen since the war brought about changes in the volume of trade. By itself, the Treaty of Ghent can be attributed to the paradox of this war. The fact that the said agreement does not settle. "As the Ghent negotiations suggested, the real causes of the war of 1812, were not merely commerce and neutral rights, but also western expansion" (Office of the Historian). It is simply restoring the pre-war position, having avoided all disputes relating to territorial claims, forcible mobilization of American sailors and compensation for damage.
Works Cited
Office of the Historian. "Milestones: 1801–1829 - Office Of The Historian". History.state.gov. N.p., 2017. Web. 11 Jan. 2017.
"Tecumseh'sspeech To The Osages (Winter 1811-12)". Historyisaweapon.com. N.p., 2017. Web. 11 Jan. 2017.
