Seminole Wars were three related military conflicts in Florida between the United States and the Seminole, citizens of a Native American nation which formed in the region during the early 1700s.
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37 Facts About Seminole Wars
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The Seminole Wars were the longest and most expensive, in both human and financial cost to the United States, of the American Indian Wars.
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Seminole Wars's instructions were to take possession of any part of the territory of the Floridas upon making "arrangement" with the "local authority" to deliver possession to the U S Barring that or invasion by another foreign power, they were not to take possession of any part of Florida.
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Seminole Wars directed the provisioning of the fort at Prospect Bluff with cannon, muskets, and ammunition.
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Seminole Wars resentment grew and they retaliated by stealing back the cattle.
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Seminole Wars traded with the Indians in Florida and had written letters to British and American officials on behalf of the Indians.
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Seminole Wars was rumored to be selling guns to the Indians and to be preparing them for war.
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Seminole Wars probably was selling guns, since the main trade item of the Indians was deer skins, and they needed guns to hunt the deer.
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About 425 Seminole Wars attended the meeting, choosing Neamathla to be their chief representative or Speaker.
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Under the terms of the treaty negotiated there, the Seminole Wars were forced to go under the protection of the United States and give up all claim to lands in Florida, in exchange for a reservation of about four million acres .
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In turn, the Seminole Wars had to allow roads to be built across the reservation and had to apprehend and return to US jurisdiction any runaway slaves or other fugitives.
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Seminole Wars had the promised rations sent to Fort Brooke on Tampa Bay for distribution.
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The Seminole Wars finally began moving onto the reservation, but within a year some returned to their former homes between the Suwannee and Apalachicola rivers.
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The Seminole Wars were opposed to any such move, and especially to the suggestion that they join their Creek relations.
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Seminole Wars called the chiefs together at Fort King in October 1834 to talk to them about the removal to the west.
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However, the Seminole Wars ran into issues getting fair prices for the property they needed to sell .
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The skirmish restored Seminole Wars confidence, showing their ability to hold their ground against their old enemies the Creek and white settlers.
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Seminole Wars concentrated on wearing the Seminoles down rather than sending out large groups who were more easily ambushed.
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The Seminole Wars were led by Sam Jones, Alligator and the recently escaped Coacoochee; they were well positioned in a hammock surrounded by sawgrass with half a mile of swamp in front of it.
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Seminole Wars's plan was to attack directly rather than try to encircle the Indians.
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Seminole Wars's force killed the chief and hanged some of the men in his band.
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Seminole Wars had great difficulty in getting the chiefs to meet with him.
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Seminole Wars did manage to meet with all of the chiefs in 1847, while investigating a report of a raid on a farm.
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Seminole Wars reported that the Indians in Florida then consisted of 120 warriors, including seventy Seminoles in Billy Bowlegs' band, thirty Mikasukis in Sam Jones' band, twelve Creeks in Chipco's band, 4 Yuchis and 4 Choctaws.
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Seminole Wars estimated that there were 100 women and 140 children.
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Finally, a delegation of Seminole Wars chiefs was brought from the Indian Territory to negotiate with their counterparts in Florida.
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Seminole Wars had funding to pay every adult male $800 and every woman and child $450.
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Seminole Wars went to the Indian Territory to find interpreters and returned to Florida in March 1852.
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Seminole Wars sent Billy Bowlegs and others to Washington again, but the chiefs refused to agree to move.
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In fall of 1855, a group of Seminole Wars gathered near Taylor Creek, on the north-east side of Lake Okeechobee.
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Seminole Wars planned to confine the Seminoles to the Big Cypress Swamp and the Everglades, because he believed they would be unable to live there during the wet season.
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Seminole Wars anticipated being able to catch the Indians when they left their flooded sanctuaries seeking dry land for raising their crops.
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Seminole Wars first made one more attempt to negotiate with the Seminoles but was unable to make contact with them.
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Since the war was officially over and the remaining Seminole Wars carefully avoided contact with settlers, the government sent the militia home and reassigned most of the regular Army troops, leaving only small contingents in larger coastal forts such as Fort Brooke.
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The state did not follow through on its promises, but the Seminole Wars were not interested in fighting another war and remained neutral.
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