[Footnote 6:  William Henry Harrison was born in Berkeley, Charles City County, Virginia, about twenty-five miles below Richmond.  His father, Governor Harrison of Virginia, was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.]

[Footnote 7:  See paragraph 173.]

[Footnote 8:  Sacred:  something holy, or set apart for religious uses.]

204.  Tecumseh takes the “Prophet” by the hair; the War of 1812; General Harrison’s battle in Canada; President Harrison.—­When Tecumseh came back from the south, he was terribly angry with his brother for fighting before he was ready to have him begin.  He seized the “Prophet” by his long hair, and shook him as a terrier[9] shakes a rat.  Tecumseh then left the United States and went to Canada to help the British, who were getting ready to fight us.

The next year (1812) we began our second war with England.  It is called the War of 1812.  One of the chief reasons why we fought was that the British would not let our merchant ships alone; they stopped them at sea, took thousands of our sailors out of them, and forced the men to serve in their war-ships in their battles against the French.

[Illustration:  THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON IN FLAMES IN THE WAR OF 1812.]

In the course of the War of 1812 the British burned the Capitol at Washington; but a grander building rose from its ashes.  General Harrison fought a battle in Canada in which he defeated the British and killed Tecumseh, who was fighting on the side of the English.

[Illustration:  THE DOME OF THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON AS IT NOW APPEARS.]

Many years after this battle, the people of the west said, We must have the “Hero of Tippecanoe” for President of the United States.  They went to vote for him with songs and shouts, and he was elected.  A month after he had gone to Washington, President Harrison died (1841), and the whole country was filled with sorrow.

[Footnote 9:  Terrier (ter’ri-er):  a kind of small hunting-dog.]

205.  Summary.—­In 1811 General Harrison gained a great victory over the Indians at Tippecanoe, in Indiana.  By that victory he saved the west from a terrible Indian war.  In the War of 1812 with England General Harrison beat the British in a battle in Canada, and killed Tecumseh, the Indian chief who had made us so much trouble.  Many years later General Harrison was elected President of the United States.

Where was a great battle fought with the Indians in 1811?  How did the Indians feel about the west?  Tell the story of the log.  What did Tecumseh determine to do?  Tell about the “Prophet.”  Who was William Henry Harrison?  Tell about the battle of Tippecanoe.  Tell about the sacred beans.  What did the Indians say about the “Prophet” after the battle?  What good did the battle of Tippecanoe do?  What did Tecumseh do when he got back?  Where did he then go?  What happened in 1812?  Why did we fight the British?  What did General Harrison do in Canada?  What did the people of the west say?  How long did General Harrison live after he became President?