USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Seminoles fought ____ war(s) in an attempt to keep their land.
A
one
B
two
C
three
D
four
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Seminole Wars, (1817–18, 1835–42, 1855–58), three conflicts between the United States and the Seminole Indians of Florida in the period before the American Civil War that ultimately resulted in the opening of the Seminole’s desirable land for white exploitation and settlement.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Second Seminole War (1835-1842), usually referred to as the Seminole War proper, was the fiercest war waged by the U.S. government against American Indians. The United States spent more than $20 million fighting the Seminoles.

Detailed explanation-3: -For around a decade the United States repeatedly tried to bribe (buy) chief Bowlegs into leading the Seminoles out of Florida. He refused each time. That is why the United States deliberately initiated the Third Seminole War.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jackson’s forces destroyed several Seminole and Black Seminole towns and briefly occupied Pensacola before withdrawing in 1818. The U.S. and Spain soon negotiated the transfer of the territory with the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819. By early 1840s, most Seminoles forced to move to Indian Territory.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Seminole Wars, also known as the Florida Wars, were three conflicts in Florida between the Seminole tribe and the United States Army. These wars consisted of three wars, including the First Seminole War from 1816 to 1819, the Second Seminole War from 1835 to 1842, and the Third Seminole War from 1855 to 1858).

There is 1 question to complete.