Four American Indians: King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola
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**King Philip**, Sachem of the Wampanoags, led his people in a fierce resistance against English colonists during King Philip's War. **Pontiac**, an Ottawan chief, organized a vast confederacy of Native American tribes in the Ohio Valley to resist British expansion. **Tecumseh**, a Shawnee chief, led a pan-Indian movement to unify Native American tribes against American encroachment. **Osceola**, a Seminole chief, fought against the United States in the Second Seminole War, employing guerrilla tactics to resist forced removal from their ancestral lands.Book Details
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