USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -From 1817-1818, the United States Army invaded Spanish Florida and fought against the Seminole and their African American allies. Collectively, these battles came to be known as the First Seminole War. Americans reacted to these confrontations by sending Andrew Jackson to Florida with an army of about 3, 000 men.

Detailed explanation-2: -During 1818, Florida was still a Spanish territory and the United States was looking to protect people who lived alongside the borders of Spanish West Florida and the United States. President Monroe, ordered Jackson to this area to defend the US borders.

Detailed explanation-3: -In December 1817, U.S. General Andrew Jackson was given command of U.S. forces in the area. In the following spring, he led troops against Seminole villages on Lake Miccosukee and along the Suwannee River, destroying them as he went.

Detailed explanation-4: -Andrew Jackson Invades Florida In 1818, President James Monroe sent Andrew Jackson-the hero of the Battle of New Orleans-to Georgia with orders to end the raids. Jackson was told that he could chase raiding Seminoles into Florida. But he did not have the authority to invade the Spanish colony.