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""Sir, you have liberty to return to your own country."
In this quotation from Tecumseh's letter to Governor Harrison, what does Tecumseh express about his feelings regarding the independence of his people and himself.
A) He wants to give up his independence and submit to the authority of white men.
B) It's impossible to say what Tecumseh thought.
C) The quotation , and the speech as a whole, don't touch the issues of independence and authority.
D) He wants to maintain his own independence."
Answer:
Answer: D) He wants to maintain his own independence.
Step-by-step explanation:
Governor Harrison is an American man who wants to impose himself as an authority on the region of the Shawnee people, to which Tecumseh belongs. However, the Shawnee people had already established a society long before the Americans arrived in their region. They did not want to be governed by anyone but themselves, because that would take away their independence and autonomy in relation to their lands and their lives.
Governor Harrison was influential in his own region, so Tecumseh saw no reason why he wanted to rule the Shawnee people and withdraw their independence. With that, we can conclude that when Tecumseh says "Sir, you have liberty to return to your own country" he is showing his desire to maintain his independence and the independence of his people.