the second seminole war took place in florida.
the second seminole war took place in florida.
where did the second seminole war take place?
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the second seminole war, also known as the florida war, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in florida between various groups of native americans collectively known as seminoles and the united states, part of a series of conflicts called the seminole wars. the second seminole war, often referred to as "the" seminole war, is regarded as "the longest and most costly of the indian conflicts of the united states."









































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second seminole war
like other southern native americans, seminoles accumulated private property, and elites passed down enslaved african americans and their descendants to relatives. the seminoles maintained traditional captivity practices longer than other native americans, and continued to capture white americans. the practice of capturing white americans decreased in the early 19th century with the first seminole war producing the regions last white captives. though later to do so than other native americans in the south, seminoles too narrowed their captivity practices. they grew pessimistic about incorporating non-natives into their families as adoptees and almost exclusively targeted people of african descent during their 19th century wars against american expansion. when general thomas jesup enumerated the origins of african americans among the seminoles to the secretary of war in 1841, he began with "descendants of negroes taken from citizens of georgia by the creek confederacy in former wars." when a group of seminole warriors pledged to join the british in the american revolution, they stipulated that "whatever horses or slaves or cattle we take we expect to be our own." out of the sixty-eight documented captives in the mikasuki war (1800-1802), 90% were african americans. the seminoles repeatedly took up arms to defend their land. they fought in three major conflicts, the patriot war, the first seminole war, and the second seminole war and were in countless skirmishes with slave catchers. the seminoles were at war with the united states far longer than other southern native american nations, the seminoles continued to take black captives, and encouraged african americans to join them in their fight against the invading americans. the seminoles continued to destroy and raid plantations. throughout 1836, seminole warriors continued to best u.s. troops, but more alarming to white americans was the relationship between seminoles and african americans. they feared that the alliance grew with each passing day, as the seminoles captured slaves and enticed others to escape. after witnessing the unrest among creeks forced to emigrate, general thomas jesup believed that the second seminole war could ignite the entire south in a general uprising, wherein people of color might destroy the region's plantation economy as well as their white oppressors.
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