Essay On The First Seminole Indian War

Through our history historians and college professors have stated the Seminole Indian wars were a series of wars fought between the Indians and the U.S military during our nation’s history. The word Seminole is coming from the Muskogee word “Simano-Li” taken originally from the Spanish “Cimarron” meaning wild or runaway. The Seminole tribe united in the 1700’s when groups of Indians from the Southwest lands had to flee from being enslaved. The Seminole Indians and other Indians settled in Florida which during that time was being held by the Spanish. During the year 1817 the Seminoles were accused if hiding runaway slaves. Because of this Andrew Jackson gave the order to 3,000 troops to attack the Seminoles and to make sure they didn’t return

With the invasion Jackson’s troops destroyed the Seminole Indian crops, they stole their livestock and without hesitation destroyed Negro forts in the Apalachicola river regions. The presence of runaway slaves and maroons living among the Seminole which today is known as the Black Seminoles was another sore point. The largest battle fought of the war was between the Black Seminoles and the U.S troops. The second Seminole war was when we see Guerrilla tactics. Under Chief Micanopy 4,000 Seminole Indians and 800 black Seminole allies along with almost 1400 allied Seminole warriors fought against the whites. A major battle would be fought between the Seminole Indians the U.S troops at the battle of Lake Okeechobee in which Colonel Zachary Taylor won. It was in the second Seminole Indian war that Chief Osceola was captured under false flag of truce and would die later at Fort Marion. It was at this point that many of the Seminole Indians were forcibly removed and exiled to the Creek lands west of the Mississippi others would retreat to the Everglades where they would become known as the