Episodes Located: ALACHUA, Florida in the 1850's

  1. The Third Seminole War
    date August 21, 1856map ALACHUA, Floridatags Crime/Violence, Race-Relations, War

    The Seminole Wars were bitter fights between the white settlers of Florida and the Seminole Indians, a tribe founded in the 1700s after tribes migrated further south. The First Seminole War began in 1817 when Andrew invaded Eastern Florida, backed by the U.S. Army. While the first war only lasted a year, the Second Seminole War began in 1821 and did not end 1842, although no peace treaty was ever...

  2. Seminole Chief Billy Bowlegs and His Tribe Refuses to Leave Florida
    date January, 1853 to 1853map ALACHUA, Floridatags Migration/Transportation, Race-Relations

    In 1832, the Seminole tribe in Florida entered into a treaty with the state agreeing to emigrate west of the Mississippi within three years or extend the period by which they were permitted to remain within the state. However, the Chief, “Billy Bowlegs,' and his tribe had refused to vacate the land on which they lived. In response, the Florida Legislature had authorized the raising of two regiments...

  3. Defeated at Last: The End of the Third Seminole War
    date May 1, 1856map ALACHUA, Floridatags Native-Americans, Race-Relations, War

    The ongoing Seminole Wars between the Seminole Indians and the U.S. army began in November 1817. According to an issue of the New York Herald, the U.S. army and the Seminoles renewed this guerilla-style conflict in May of 1856, marking the Third Seminole War. Billy Bowlegs led the Seminoles in this Third War, but did not enjoy much success against the U.S. troops.

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