Which Native American leader's movement was weakened by events connected to the War of 1812?
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Correct answer: Tecumseh
Tecumseh had worked to build a Native confederacy against U.S. expansion and allied with the British during the war. His death in 1813 weakened organized Native resistance in the Old Northwest.
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