USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What general led U.S. troops into Florida to capture Seminole raiders?
A
Jimbo Fisher
B
Andrew Jackson
C
James Monroe
D
Tecumseh
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -General Wiley Thompson was assigned to oversee the removal of the Seminoles in 1834. After learning that they did not intend to leave Florida, he informed the Seminoles that President Jackson had authorized him to remove them by force if necessary.

Detailed explanation-2: -In December Colonel Zachary Taylor led some 1, 000 men against a reported Seminole encampment at Lake Okeechobee.

Detailed explanation-3: -In all, Andrew Jackson visited Florida only three times: in 1814 during the War of 1812, in 1818 during the First Seminole War, and in 1821 to organize the first territorial government.

Detailed explanation-4: -A series of cross-border skirmishes escalated into the First Seminole War in 1817, when General Andrew Jackson led an incursion into the territory over Spanish objections. Jackson’s forces destroyed several Seminole and Black Seminole towns and briefly occupied Pensacola before withdrawing in 1818.

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