{"id":495,"date":"2012-10-31T21:02:27","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T21:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/?page_id=495"},"modified":"2012-12-05T02:37:05","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T02:37:05","slug":"getting-into-war","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.warmuseum.ca\/war-of-1812\/explore-history\/the-native-american-war\/getting-into-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting into War"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Europeans, the Seven Years\u2019 War, American Revolution, and War of 1812 were separate events. For Native Americans, they were all part of the same struggle to defend their homelands. When Britain and the United States went to war in 1812, many Native Americans seized the opportunity to ally themselves with Britain. In return, they hoped that British weapons, munitions, artillery, and regular troops would give them the means to halt American colonization of the west.<\/p>\n

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\n\"Ten-squat-a-Way,<\/a>

Tenskwatawa<\/p>

Ten-squat-a-Way, The Open Door, Known as the Prophet, Brother of Tecumseh<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Painted by George Catlin in 1830\r\nGift of Mrs. Joseph Harrison Jr.,\r\nSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.,\r\n1985.66.279<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"The<\/a>
The Coalition<\/p>
Homelands of Native Americans involved in the War of 1812<\/strong><\/p>
CWM<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\"Tecumseh\"<\/a>
Tecumseh<\/p>
Tecumseh<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Sketched by Gertrude Kearns in 2008\r\nCWM 20120064-002<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\"1814<\/a>
1814 Chief\u2019s Medal<\/p>
1814 Chief\u2019s Medal<\/strong><\/p>
Tilston Memorial Collection of Canadian Military Medals\r\nCWM 19750149-001<\/pre><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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