Northwest Indian War

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the duration of conflict?Approximately 1785 to 1795, with major military campaigns from 1790 to 1794

Northwestern Confederacy: A unified alliance of Native American tribes, including the Miami, Shawnee, and others, formed to resist U.S. expansion.
St. Clair's Defeat: A catastrophic military loss for the U.S. Army in 1791, resulting in hundreds of casualties and highlighting Native American military strength.
Battle of Fallen Timbers: The decisive battle in 1794 where General Anthony Wayne's Legion of the United States defeated the Northwestern Confederacy.
Treaty of Greenville: A peace treaty signed in 1795 that resulted in the cession of vast Native American lands to the United States.