Seminole Indians Seminole Indians and Spanish and Spanish

FloridaFlorida

Showdown in Spanish Showdown in Spanish FloridaFlorida

During the During the 1700’s1700’s, , Spanish officials protected Spanish officials protected slavesslaves who fled from who fled from plantations plantations in Georgia and in Georgia and South CarolinaSouth Carolina

Seminole IndiansSeminole Indians allowed allowed the the runaway slaves runaway slaves to live to live near their villagesnear their villages

““Black SeminolesBlack Seminoles” gave ” gave the Indians a share of the the Indians a share of the crops they raised every crops they raised every year. year.

Showdown in Spanish Showdown in Spanish FloridaFlorida

After the After the War of 1812War of 1812, , about about 300 Black 300 Black Seminoles occupiedSeminoles occupied an an empty fort in Florida empty fort in Florida and they called it the and they called it the Negro Fort.Negro Fort.

General General Andrew Andrew JacksonJackson demanded demanded that Spain demolishes that Spain demolishes the Negro Fort but the Negro Fort but Spain refused.Spain refused.

Gen. Gen. JacksonJackson sent in sent in troops anyway and troops anyway and destroyed the fort. destroyed the fort.

Jackson’s Florida Jackson’s Florida CampaignCampaign

In 1818, In 1818, JacksonJackson was was determined once and for determined once and for all to destroy the Seminole all to destroy the Seminole and African American and African American Forces in Florida.Forces in Florida.

Commanding an army of Commanding an army of over 3000 men, he over 3000 men, he invaded invaded Spanish TerritorySpanish Territory and captured several and captured several Spanish towns.Spanish towns.

He invaded without the He invaded without the Presidents permission.Presidents permission.

What did Spain do?What did Spain do?

Although Spain protested Although Spain protested this invasion, the Spanish this invasion, the Spanish were busy fighting rebels in were busy fighting rebels in Latin AmericaLatin America..

The Spanish could not risk The Spanish could not risk fighting the fighting the United StatesUnited States so Spain agreed to so Spain agreed to establish peace talks.establish peace talks.

Secretary of State Secretary of State John John Quincy AdamsQuincy Adams worked out a worked out a treaty (treaty (Adams-Onis TreatyAdams-Onis Treaty) ) and it took effect in 1821.and it took effect in 1821.

The OutcomeThe Outcome

In the treaty, Spain gave In the treaty, Spain gave FloridaFlorida to to the United States and received the United States and received $5 $5 million dollarsmillion dollars in exchange. in exchange.