What did Tecumseh want for the Native Americans? A. To create a distinct community for all Native Americans and maintain separation from the United States. B. To unify Native Americans and accept the land terms established by the U.S. C. To unify all Native Americans and compel the United States to grant the land that Indian tribes deserved. D. To unite all Native Americans and persuade the United States to negotiate with all Indian tribes regarding land and treaty matters.

C. To unify all Native Americans and compel the United States to grant the land that Indian tribes deserved.

Tecumseh was a notable Shawnee chief who sought to establish a strong, unified Native American alliance to resist the encroachment and unfair treaties imposed by European settlers, particularly the United States government. Throughout the late 18th and early 19th centuries, various tribes suffered loss of land, displacement and broken treaties.

Tecumseh was against the practice of individual tribes signing treaties with the United States that would cede lands, believing that the land belonged to all Native Americans and that no single tribe had the right to surrender any part of it. He envisioned a confederation of tribes that could collectively resist the pressures of American expansion. His philosophy stood in opposition to the policy of the U.S. government which repeatedly negotiated treaties with individual tribes often in terms that were detrimental to the Native American way of life.

He believed strongly in the need to retain Native American cultural identity and independence. Tecumseh argued that without unity and resistance tribes would continue to be overwhelmed by the American settlers and their government and would be forced to assimilate or be destroyed. Despite his efforts, Tecumseh's confederation suffered a major setback at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811 against forces led by future President William Henry Harrison. Tecumseh himself died in combat during the War of 1812, while fighting alongside British forces at the Battle of the Thames in 1813. His death was a significant blow to the movement for Native American unity.