MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
MANIFEST DESTINY
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Question
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Slave Owners were angry that slaves ran away to Florida
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American landowners were upset by Seminole (Native American) raids on their land
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Americans were interested in the vast amounts of gold and other resources in Florida
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Americans were already settling in and around the Florida swamps
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Mr. Milon needed more room for his SDF class
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Detailed explanation-1: -What caused the 1st Seminole War? Why did the European Americans want the American Indians to leave Florida? They wanted to live where the weather was good for farming.
Detailed explanation-2: -There were three main causes of the Seminole Wars: disputes over land, trade, and slavery. The U.S. wanted the land on which the Seminoles lived, but the Seminoles did not want to leave. The U.S. wanted the Seminoles to trade only with the Americans and not with other countries.
Detailed explanation-3: -President Monroe sent General Andrew Jackson, the hero of the Battle of New Orleans, to the Florida border in 1818 to stop the incursions. Liberally interpreting his vague instructions, Jackson’s troops invaded Florida, captured a Spanish fort at St. Marks, took control of Pensacola, and deposed the Spanish governor.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Dade Massacre marked the start of the Second Seminole War. That same day Osceola also killed Thompson. On December 31 another contingent of some 750 soldiers and volunteers, led by General Duncan Clinch, was ambushed on the Withlacoochee River and forced to withdraw.