Seminole Tribe Research Paper

The Seminole Tribe which originated in Tallahassee, were known for being very rebellious. This mainly started in the early 1800s, when they started accepting runaway slaves into their tribe, and started trading weapons with the British. The Seminoles also allied with the British during the War of 1812, so the Americans and the Seminoles were not very fond of one another. Finally the united States Army had decided to do something about this tribe, so from 1817 to 1818 was when the First Seminole War took place. The United States Army led by Andrew Jackson crossed into the Spanish colony of Florida to be in combat with the Seminoles. Jackson’s army of about 3000 men left most Seminoles dead or almost dead. Jackson also went down to southern Florida …show more content…
In 1829 Andrew Jackson submitted the Indian Removal Act, which stated that all Indian Tribes would move to land west of the Mississippi River, the Seminole’s did not like this idea, however they sent some chiefs to inspect the new land. While they were there, they were apparently tricked into signing a treaty to agree to move westward, but since they claimed they were tricked the Seminole’s refused to leave. The second Seminole War’s first battle was lead by a Seminole warrior named Osceola, in the “Dade Massacre” where 100 soldiers were left dead. Soon after this the United States sent many soldiers to beat the Seminoles, they did achieve this goal, by pushing the Seminoles even further south. They also captured Osceola and he died in prison, soon after this the Seminole population was decreasing, and many of the remaining were captured and shipped west, August 14, 1842 marked the end of the second Seminole War. Then on March 3, 1845 Florida was named the 27th state, and was admitted as a slave state. Now some Seminoles can be found in the Everglades, which is where the remaining in Florida moved

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