What did Tecumseh want?• to force the British to leave North America • to move his people west of the Mississippi River• to sell his land to the French• to revive Native American traditions

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Tecumseh, a prominent Shawnee leader, sought to unite various Native American tribes to resist the encroachment of American settlers on their lands. His main goals included:

  1. To revive Native American traditions - Tecumseh aimed to bring together different tribes to uphold and revitalize their cultures and traditions in the face of European American expansion.
  2. To resist westward expansion - He wanted to prevent the further encroachment of settlers on Native American lands and sought to establish a confederation of Native tribes to stand against U.S. expansion.

While he was opposed to both American and British encroachments, his primary focus was on uniting Native Americans to protect their lands and ways of life, rather than specifically forcing the British to leave North America or moving his people west of the Mississippi. Thus, the most accurate option would be that he wanted to revive Native American traditions and unite tribes against land loss.