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09/13/2011

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Treaty of Greenville
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A treaty in which Native Americans cede land to America in 1795
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Battle of Fallen Timbers
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A major victory won in 1794 by Anthony Wayne at a place where their were lots of fallen trees
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expedition
Definition
a long carefully organized journey
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continental divide
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Is the place in on a continent that divides river systems
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justification
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a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends
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legacy
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something that is passed down generation to generation
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Battle of tippecanoe
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A battle in 1814 between America and Tecumseh and his growing forces
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Tecumseh
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a shawnee warrior who tried to get the native Americans into a resistance he organized the western tribes to take native lands
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Adams-Onis Treaty
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The treaty in which Spain ceded land to the U.S in 1819
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