What happened to Prophetstown in 1811?
Destroyed
Expanded
Relocated
Prospered
Answer
Prophetstown, a Native American settlement led by Tecumseh, was destroyed in 1811 by an American army led by General William Henry Harrison. The attack was part of the Tippecanoe Campaign, which aimed to quell Native American resistance to American expansion in the Northwest Territory. The destruction of Prophetstown weakened Tecumseh's confederacy and paved the way for American settlement of the region.
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