= Quashquame = '''Quashquame''' (also known as '''Jumping Fish''') was a tribal leader of the [[UnitedStates/Sauk|Sauk]] nation. <> ---- == History == 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. ---- == Legacy == Quashquame is remembered as a foil to [[UnitedStates/Makataimeshekiakiak|Makataimeshekiakiak]]; he favored appeasement and diplomacy. ---- CategoryRicottone