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Shortly after rejecting Little Turtle's call for peace, the Native Americans lost the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. In 1795, Indians living in western Ohio sent representatives to Fort Greene Ville where they met in council with the Americans. After lengthy discussion, they signed the Treaty of Greenville. The natives, including Little Turtle, agreed to give all but the northwestern corner of modern-day Ohio to the United States. Little Turtle refused to take up arms against the United States ever again. He became a celebrity among the American people. He visited many eastern cities and even met George Washington in 1797. He urged his fellow natives to keep the peace and also encouraged them to give up alcohol. During the early 1800s, he played an important role in preventing the Miami Indians from joining Tecumseh's Indian confederation. He died on July 14, 1812, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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