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| On behalf of the [[UnitedStates/Sauk|Sauk]] and [[UnitedStates/Meskwaki|Meskwaki]] nations, he was compelled to sign the '''Treaty of St. Louis''' in 1804 and ceded all land between the Illinois and Mississippi, as well as a portion of the Missouri River basin. | Quashquame was a senior chief of the [[UnitedStates/Sauk|Sauk]] nation. On behalf of the [[UnitedStates/Sauk|Sauk]] and [[UnitedStates/Meskwaki|Meskwaki]] nations, he was compelled to sign the '''Treaty of St. Louis''' in 1804 and cede all land between the Illinois and Mississippi, as well as a portion of the Missouri River basin, to [[UnitedStates/WilliamHenryHarrison|Harrison]]. The lands were reorganized into the '''Indiana Territory''', with a capital in [[UnitedStates/Vincennes|Vincennes]], under Harrison's governorship. |
Quashquame
Quashquame (also known as Jumping Fish) was a tribal leader of the Sauk nation.
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History
Quashquame was a senior chief of the Sauk nation.
On behalf of the Sauk and Meskwaki nations, he was compelled to sign the Treaty of St. Louis in 1804 and cede all land between the Illinois and Mississippi, as well as a portion of the Missouri River basin, to Harrison. The lands were reorganized into the Indiana Territory, with a capital in Vincennes, under Harrison's governorship.
Legacy
Quashquame is remembered as a foil to Makataimeshekiakiak; he favored appeasement and diplomacy.