Tecumseh Reading Passage and Questions for 4/26/20

1. Who was Tecumseh's father and what was his title? Sitting Bull, Lakota chief Pukeshinwah, a Shawnee chief Tenskwatawa, Cherokee chief 2. Why did Tecumseah fight against the white settlers? The white settlers were stealing their food. The white settlers were being mean to them. The white settlers were moving into their territories. 3. What is a synonym for the word engage in the first paragraph? stay away take part in fall apart tear up 4. Who did Tecumseh believe the land belonged to? the white settlers the Native Americans the government the animals 5. What word means the same as unjustly in paragraph two? not fairly equally rightly correctly 6. What tribe did Tecumseh belong to? Sioux Navajo Cherokee Shawnee 7. How is Tecumseh remembered today? A very brave leader who fought for what he believed in. A weak leader who gave up when the fight was too hard. A man who died in the Battle of 1812.