these lands are ours. no one has a right to remove us … the master of life has appointed this place for us to light our fires, and here we shall remain.

–tecumseh

vocabulary support:

“master of life” is a name for a god or a divine power that rules the world.

why did tecumseh disagree with american settlers about who owned the land?

a. americans believed a divine power gave the land to the american indians.

b. tecumseh believed a divine power gave the land to the american indians.

c. americans thought that american indians should purchase the land from them.

d. tecumseh wanted to purchase the land from the united states.