1840

ST JOHNS, Florida

Seminole Revolt, Native-Americans

William Frazer was a practical man who wrote about his interpretations of the Florida army. There were 1200 soldiers accompanying William on his journey to fight in the second Seminole war. The Second Seminole war was being fought over the Indian removal act. The act was to move all of the Indians west of the Mississippi river. Few of the soldiers accompanying William were fierce, and would take the...

1856

HILLSBOROUGH, Florida

Seminole Revolt

Indian Revolt Over the course of time as White colonists kept pushing their culture onto the Indians a lack of patients was stirring amongst the tribes. Seminoles in Florida had been involved in long lasting wars with the government and had quickly resolved to violence. A total of three Seminole wars were ignited and the last of which ended in 1858. This third Seminole war or Billy Bowlegs war had...