Battle Of Fallen Timbers

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The Battle of Fallen Timbers was significant because it forced the Native Americans to surrender their land and it warned other Native American tribes against opposing the US. To begin, the Battle of Fallen Timbers was a gruesome battle in which many Native American people were slaughtered by the US Army, lead by “Mad” Anthony Wayne, to stop them from attacking American settlers in order to get them to leave the Ohio River Valley. The gruesome defeat lead to the Native Americans surrendering most of the Ohio River Valley through the Treaty of Greenville. This bloody defeat also served as a warning to other Native American tribes that they did not want to oppose the US government because they did not want to fight the US army. In conclusion,