The Seminole Wars: A Brief History of the Settlement of Florida

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Vol. 20, No. 56 - June 22, 2015

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The Seminole Wars: A Brief History of the Settlement of Florida
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The Seminole Wars played an important part in the American settlement of Florida. These wars were three wars fought in Florida between the Seminole Nation (the name for a diverse group of Native Americans and African Americans who settled in Florida in the early 1800’s) and the United States. The U.S. Army was primarily used to fight these wars, though sometimes American settlers got caught up in the conflicts. While these wars don’t get much attention in history books, they are collectively the largest conflict in the United States between the War of 1812 and the military, and the most expensive in U.S. history...
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