Little Turtle's War: The History and Legacy of the 18th Century Conflict Between the United States and Native Americans in the Northwest Territory

The new United States was faced with a fundamental problem: to expand, it had to settle lands to the west of the Appalachian Mountains, ceded to it by the British. However, the mountains were occupied by Native American groups who had no desire to make way for white settlers. The treaty had created a vast frontier for the fledgling nation, and any American settlers pushing west along it were bound to encounter hostile natives.

The conflicts that followed consisted mostly of the Native Americ...