Treaty of Moultrie Creek
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The Treaty of Moultrie Creek, also known as the Treaty with the Florida Tribes of Indians, was an agreement signed in 1823 between the government of the United States and the chiefs of several groups
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek, also known as The Treaty with the Florida Indian Tribes, established a reservation in central Florida for Native Americans. It also ceded the coastal land of Florida to the United States government as the U.S. could now control coastal trade between Florida and the Caribbean.
Second Seminole War
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The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between the United States and groups of people collectively known as Seminoles, consisting of Creek
Treaty of Moultrie Creek
…Americans in Florida, requiring them to move west of the Mississippi River. Many of the Native Americans resisted removal from Florida, leading to the Second Seminole War. The indigenous peoples of Florida had largely died out by the early 18th century. Various groups and bands of Muskogean-speakers (called Creek Indians…
Rampage during the Second Seminole War.
This view of a Seminole village shows the log cabins they lived in prior to the disruptions of the Second Seminole War.
Fictional massacres depicted in An Authentic Narrative of the Seminole War.
Fictional massacres depicted in An Authentic Narrative of the Seminole War.