Sam+R.



Tecumseh I was a handsome, well proportioned, and very dignified. My name is Tecumseh, which means "Panther". "The Panther" was born on March 5th, 1768 in Old Piqua along the Mad River. I was born while the whites were moving west and the Revolutionary War and the North Indian War was going on, so I had a pretty hard life. His father died in the Battle of Point Pleasant while my mom left me and moved west. So Blackfish, a Shawnee leader, adopted me. He also adopted the rest of my siblings. I was taught to become a warrior in the later years. I wanted to follow in the footsteps of my brother; Cheesekau, who was a very skilled and energetic warrior, but was taught by Tenskawata. Tenskawata wanted to be a religious leader. Before Blackfish died, he captured the famous frontiersman and I took over as Chief of the Shawnee Indians.

Slightly after wards, Kentucky militaries attacked took over our land, so we moved to the Maumee River.

Later on, I did not attend the Treaty of Greenville. Also, I won the battle against Arthur Saint Clair. After that, I led my followers to the west fork of the White River below present day Anderson, Indiana.

Richard Mentor Johnson in the Battle of Thames shot Tecumseh on October 5, 1813. When Tecumseh was shot he sent off a curse that went over all of the presidents of the United States of America that was elected in a year that ends with a zero. Every one of them either was assassinated, or caught a sickness. **//Ronald Reagan//** broke the **//__Curse of Tecumseh__//** by surviving an attempted assassination, but later died after his term. Later, I was honored by Canada for my bravery for the defense of their country. I am Samuel Ray, and I am honoring Tecumseh, too.