). When he was still young he wanted to stop the settlers from further moving into the Indians land, so himself and a group of Shawnee's made the Ohio River so hazardous that the traffic on the river almost completely stopped (Patriot 142).
             When he was visiting his sister in Ohio he met a young American girl named Rebecca Galloway. She taught Tecumseh to speak some English and helped him to learn to read. She was a very kind, understanding woman and taught Tecumseh to be humane and have respect for all men (Patriot 146). Tecumseh fell in love Rebecca and soon asked her to marry him. She told him she would if he would give up his Indian heritage and come live with her as an American (Blodgett). Tecumseh took a month to make up his mind and finally decided that he could not abandon his people. It broke his heart, but he told her that he could not marry her and they went their separate
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