In 1893 the last monarch of Hawaii<span>, Queen Lili'uokalani, was overthrown by party of businessmen, who then imposed a provisional government. Soon after, President Benjamin Harrison submitted a treaty to annex the </span>Hawaiian<span> islands to the U.S. Senate for ratification.</span>
Followed by an
American force led by the future president William Harrison, the British-Indian
force was beaten at the Battle of the Thames River on October 5. The
clash gave control of the western theater to the United States in the War of
1812. Tecumseh’s death marked the termination of Indian confrontation east of
the Mississippi River, and soon after most of the tired tribes were forced
west.
The Tennessee Valley Authority program.
