Question

Which answer offers the best explanation for why Tecumseh fought alongside the British in the War of 1812? (5 points)

Tecumseh and his tribe were well paid by British generals.

Tecumseh wanted to preserve Native American trade with Britain.

Tecumseh believed a British win would stop the spread of white settlement.

Tecumseh felt his homeland was more secure with the British in control.

Answer 1

c.Tecumseh beleived a British win would stop the spread of white settlement.

Step-by-step explanation:

Tecumseh and his followers had observed eastern coast and upper Great Lakes Indians being removed from their lands by settler expansion, and they had seen a domino effect as one removed nation encroached on another’s land. The residential order of more than one hundred eastern Indian nations had been permanently disrupted. Furthermore, both the French and Indian War, called the Seven Year’s War in Canada (1756 to 1763) and the American Revolution (1775 to 1783) cost many native nations lives and land. The Indians in Tecumseh’s confederation had every reason to be concerned about the future.