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The Seminole Indian Wars (1814-1858)
THE SEMINOLE INDIAN WARS (1814-1858) Compiled by Brian Brindle Version 0.1 © 2013 Dadi&Piombo This supplement was designed to the cover three small American wars fought between 1814-1858 known today as the “Seminole Wars”. These Wars were primary gorilla style wars fought between the Seminole Indians and the U.S. army . The wars played out in a series of small battles and skirmishes as U.S. Army chased bands of Seminole worriers through the swamps IofN Florida. THE DARK In 1858 the U.S. declared the third war ended - though no peace treaty was ever signed. It is interesting to note that to this day the Seminole Tribe of Florida is the only native American tribe who have never signed a peace treaty with the U.S. Govern- ment. This Supplement allows for some really cool hit and run skirmishing in the dense The Seminole Wars and Vietnam are one vegetation and undergrowth of the Florida of the few confrontations that the U.S. swamps. It also allow s for small engage- Army have engaged in that they did not ments of small groups of very cunning definitively win. natives, adept in using the terrain to its best advantage fighting a larger, more HISTORICAL BACKGROUND clumsy, conventional army. In the early 18th century, bands of Muskogean-speaking Lower Creek In many ways Seminole War echoes the migrated to Florida from Georgia. They Vietnam War, both were guerrilla wars became known as the Seminole (liter- involving patrols out constantly, trying ally “separatists”). Floridian territory was to locate and eliminate an elusive enemy. -
A Study of the Acquisition of Florida Mary Theodora Stromberg Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Master's Theses Theses and Dissertations 1947 A Study of the Acquisition of Florida Mary Theodora Stromberg Loyola University Chicago Recommended Citation Stromberg, Mary Theodora, "A Study of the Acquisition of Florida" (1947). Master's Theses. Paper 381. http://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_theses/381 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. Copyright © 1947 Mary Theodora Stromberg A STUDY OF THE ACQUISITION OF FLORIDA by Sister Mary Theodora Stromberg, S.S.N.D. A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master · of Arts in Loyola University February 1947 VITA Sister 1\lary Theodora Stromberg is a member of the School Sisters of Notre Dame whose principal American Motherhouse is in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She received her early education in the Milwaukee Parochial Schools, attended Notre Dame High School, and later Mount Mary Col lege of Milwaukee. There she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in January 1937 with majors in English and History. Sister has been on the faculty of the Academy of Our Lady, Longwood, for the past nine years. Since 1943, she has been at tending the Graduate.School of Loyola Uni versity, Chicago, Illinois. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Florida, Object of Desire • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Reasons Why the United States Coveted the Floridas - Early History of the Colony - First Efforts to Acquire the Floridas - Suspension of Diplomatic Relations with Spain II. -
Fort King National Historic Landmark Education Guide 1 Fig5
Ai-'; ~,,111m11l111nO FORTKINO NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK Fig1 EDUCATION GUIDE This guide was made possible by the City of Ocala Florida and the Florida Department of State/Division of Historic Resources WELCOME TO Micanopy WE ARE EXCITED THAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN Fort King National Historic Fig2 Landmark as an education destination to shed light on the importance of this site and its place within the Seminole War. This Education Guide will give you some tools to further educate before and after your visit to the park. The guide gives an overview of the history associated with Fort King, provides comprehension questions, and delivers activities to Gen. Thomas Jesup incorporate into the classroom. We hope that this resource will further Fig3 enrich your educational experience. To make your experience more enjoyable we have included a list of items: • Check in with our Park Staff prior to your scheduled visit to confrm your arrival time and participation numbers. • The experience at Fort King includes outside activities. Please remember the following: » Prior to coming make staff aware of any mobility issues or special needs that your group may have. » Be prepared for the elements. Sunscreen, rain gear, insect repellent and water are recommended. » Wear appropriate footwear. Flip fops or open toed shoes are not recommended. » Please bring lunch or snacks if you would like to picnic at the park before or after your visit. • Be respectful of our park staff, volunteers, and other visitors by being on time. Abraham • Visitors will be exposed to different cultures and subject matter Fig4 that may be diffcult at times. -
A History of the Florida Supreme Court
University of Miami Law Review Volume 35 Number 5 Article 7 9-1-1981 A History of the Florida Supreme Court The Honorable Joseph A. Boyd Jr. Randall Reder Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.law.miami.edu/umlr Recommended Citation The Honorable Joseph A. Boyd Jr. and Randall Reder, A History of the Florida Supreme Court, 35 U. Miami L. Rev. 1019 (1981) Available at: https://repository.law.miami.edu/umlr/vol35/iss5/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at University of Miami School of Law Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Miami Law Review by an authorized editor of University of Miami School of Law Institutional Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ARTICLES A History of the Florida Supreme Court THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. BOYD, JR.* and RANDALL REDER** To a certain extent, the development of Florida'smodern ju- dicial processes and institutions can be understood by looking closely at the history of the individuals who have served on the state's foremost judicial body, the Florida Supreme Court. Un- fortunately, many of the historical insights and anecdotes con- cerning the justices have been lost or are scattered over many different sources. This article pulls together many of these scattered materials and presents an insider's look into the lives and aspirationsof the men who have served and shaped Flor- ida's Supreme Court. I. THE TERRITORIAL COURTS OF FLORIDA ................................... 1019 II. FLORIDA'S FIRST SUPREME COURT ........................................ 1020 III. -
Territorial Florida Castillo De San Marcos National Monument Second Seminole War, 1835-1842 St
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Territorial Florida Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Second Seminole War, 1835-1842 St. Augustine, Florida ( Seminole Indians, c. 1870 Southern Migration The original native inhabitants of Florida had all but disappeared by 1700. European diseases and the losses from nearly constant colonial warfare had reduced the population to a mere handful. Bands from various tribes in the southeastern United States pressured by colonial expansion began moving into the unoccupied lands in Florida. These primarily Creek tribes were called Cimarrones by the Spanish “strays” or “wanderers.” This is the probable origin of the name Seminole. Runaway slaves or “Maroons” also began making their way into Florida where they were regularly granted freedom by the Spanish. Many joined the Indian villages and integrated into the tribes. Early Conflict During the American Revolution the British, who controlled Florida from 1763 to 1784, recruited the Seminoles to raid rebel frontier settlements in Georgia. Both sides engaged in a pattern of border raiding and incursion which continued sporadically even after Florida returned to Spanish control after the war. Despite the formal treaties ending the war the Seminoles remained enemies of the new United States. Growing America At the beginning of the 19th century the rapidly growing American population was pushing onto the frontiers in search of new land. Many eyes turned southward to the Spanish borderlands of Florida and Texas. Several attempts at “filibustering,” private or semi-official efforts to forcibly take territory, occurred along the frontiers. The Patriot War of 1812 was one such failed American effort aimed at taking East Florida. -
Seminole Origins
John and Mary Lou Missall A SHORT HISTORY OF THE SEMINOLE WARS SEMINOLE WARS FOUNDATION, INC. Founded 1992 Pamphlet Series Vol. I, No. 2 2006 Copyright © 2006 By John & Mary Lou Missall Series Editor: Frank Laumer Seminole Wars Foundation, Inc. 35247 Reynolds St. Dade City, FL 33523 www.seminolewars.us 2 Florida During the Second Seminole War 3 The Seminole Wars Florida’s three Seminole Wars were important events in American history that have often been neglected by those who tell the story of our nation’s past. These wars, which took place between the War of 1812 and the Civil War, were driven by many forces, ranging from the clash of global empires to the basic need to protect one’s home and family. They were part of the great American economic and territorial expansion of the nineteenth century, and were greatly influenced by the national debate over the issue of slavery. In particular, the Second Seminole War stands out as the nation’s longest, costli- est, and deadliest Indian war. Lasting almost seven years, the conflict cost thousands of lives and millions of dollars, yet faded from the nation’s collective memory soon after the fighting ended. It is a story that should not have been forgotten, a story that can teach us lessons that are still relevant today. It is in hopes of restoring a portion of that lost mem- ory that the Seminole Wars Foundation offers this short history of one of our nation’s longest wars. Seminole Origins The ancestors of the Seminole Indians were primarily Creek Indians from Georgia and Alabama who migrated to Florida during the 18th century after the decimation of the aboriginal natives under Spanish rule. -
A Diary of the Billy Bowlegs War
"The Firing of Guns and Crackers Continued Till Light" A Diary of the Billy Bowlegs War edited with commentary by Gary R. Mormino Historians have evoked a number of powerful metaphors to capture the spirit of the American adventure, but none arouses more emotion than the image of the frontier. The sweep across the con- tinent, the inexorable push westward emboldened democratic rhetoric and rugged individualism. Free land awaited pioneers willing to fight Indians. South Florida played a critical role in the history of the American frontier. At a time when fur trappers and mountain men explored the Rocky Mountains, the region south of Tampa was virgin territory. The erection of Fort Brooke in 1824 played a paradoxical role in the development of Tampa; on the one hand, it served as the begin- ning of the modern city; on the other hand, military regulations encumbered civilian growth around the fort. Tampa was to be the cutting edge of the newest frontier, an ethnic beachhead for Irish soldiers, Southern cavaliers, New England Yankees, African slaves, and Seminole warriors. In the 1830s it was a collection of wildly divergent ethnic groups held together by the rigorous demands of frontier life, and, after 1835, the omnipresent fear of Indian attack. A clash of people tested the future of Florida. Would the future architects of South Florida be homesteading pioneers or Seminole Indians? Would Tampa be cordoned by a 256-mile military reserva- tion, or be thrown open to homesteading white settlers? Two terrible wars were fought to answer these questions. Gary Mormino is an associate professor of history at the University of South Florida in Tampa and executive director of the Florida Historical Society. -
Pilot Schooner ALABAMA (ALABAMIAN) HAER No
Pilot Schooner ALABAMA (ALABAMIAN) HAER No. MA-64 Vineyard Haven Martha's Vineyard Dukes County Li A ^ ^ Massachusetts ' l PHOTOGRAPHS REDUCED COPIES OF MEASURED DRAWINGS WRITTEN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE DATA Historic American Engineering Record National Park Service Department of the Interior Washington, DC 20013-7127 HISTORIC AMERICAN ENGINEERING RECORD Pilot Schooner ALABAMA (ALABAMIAN) HAER No. MA-64 Rig/Type of Craft: 2-masted schooner; mechanically propelled, sail assisted Trade: pilot vessel Official No.: 226177 Principle Dimensions: Length (overall): 88.63' Gross tonnage: 70 Beam: 21.6* Net tonnage: 35 Depth: 9.7' Location: moored in harbor at Vineyard Haven Martha's Vineyard Dukes County Massachusetts Date of Construction: 1925 Designer: Thomas F. McManus Builder: Pensacola Shipbuilding Co., Pensacola, Florida Present Owner: Robert S. Douglas Box 429 Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts 02568 Present Use: historic vessel Significance: ALABAMA was designed by Thomas F. McManus, a noted fi: schooner and yacht designer from Boston, Massachusetts. She was built during the final throes of the age of commercial sailing vessels in the United States and is one of a handful of McManus vessels known to survive. Historian: W. M. P. Dunne, HAER, 1988. Schooner Alabama HAER No. MA-64 (Page 2) TABLE OF CONTENTS Prologue 3 The Colonial Period at Mobile 1702-1813 5 Antebellum Mobile Bar Pilotage 10 The Civil War 17 The Post-Civil War Era 20 The Twentieth Century 25 The Mobile Pilot Boat Alabama, Ex-Alabamian, 1925-1988 35 Bibliography 39 Appendix, Vessel Documentation History - Mobile Pilot Boats 18434966 45 Schooner Alabama HAER No. MA-64 (Page 3) PROLOGUE A map of the Americas, drawn by Martin Waldenseemuller in 1507 at the college of St. -
Amelia Island Recalls Its Past by Barbara Gavan Staff Writer
Amelia Island recalls its past By Barbara Gavan Staff writer, Jacksonville.com As people from Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia come to Amelia Island for the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival this weekend, they know one thing: There will be plenty of shrimp to eat. But what about the other part of the festival name? Why is it called the Isle of Eight Flags? A history lesson is available at the Amelia Island Museum of History. "The next island, the fairest of this province, I call Amelia," wrote James Oglethorpe to the Duke of Newcastle, in a letter dated April 17, 1736. Today, Amelia Island, with its 13 miles of unsullied beaches and 40-foot dunes, lush golf courses and old Victorian homes, retains much of its charm. "Amelia Island has not forgotten its past," said Marlene Schang, associate director/curator of the museum. "We live with our history and celebrate it." The museum introduces visitors to the history of the "Isle of Eight Flags" through narration and live interpretation, personalized by museum artifacts. As the only territory in the U.S. under the dominion of eight flags during the past five centuries, it absorbed much from each culture. Before the first flag flew above the island, the Timucua inhabited the area they called Napoyca. From around 2500 B.C. to 1562 A.D., they lived with an abundance of vegetation and shellfish. They had no written language, but are believed to have lived long, healthy lives, due in part to their diet but primarily because of the absence of European diseases. -
History of the United States of America During the First Administration Of
CORNELL UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FROM -* ( The original of tliis book is in tine Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924092892631 .L UNIVERSITY LIBRARY 3 1924 092 892 631 THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION OP THOMAS JEFFEKSOI^ 1801—1805 — HISTORY OP THE UNITED STATES. HENRY ADAMS. Vols. I. and II. The First Administration of Jefferson. 1801-1805. Vols. III. and IV.—The Second Administration OF Jefferson. 1806-1809. Vols. V. and VI.—The First Administration op Madison. 1809-1813. Vols. VII., Vllt., and IX.—The Second Adminis- tration OP Madison. 1813-1817. With an INDEZ TO the ISNTIBE WOBK. HISTORY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DURING THE FIRST ADMINISTRATION OP THOMAS JEFFERSON By henry ADAMS Vol. II. NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1891 Copyright, 1889, By Chakles Sckibner's Sons. John Wilson and Son, Cambiudqe. CONTENTS OF VOL. II. CHAPTER PAGE I. Rupture of the Peace of Amiens 1 II. The Louisiana Treaty . 25 III. Claim to West Florida . 51 IV. Constitutional Difficulties.. 74 V. The Louisiana Debate . 94 Legislation . 116 VI. , Louisiana VII. Impeachments . 135 VIII. Conspiracy 160 IX. The Yazoo Claims 192 X. Tki.\l op Justice Chase 218 XL Quarrel with Yrujo . 245 XII. Pinckney's Diplomacy 264 XIII. Monroe and Talleyrand . 288 XIV. Relations with England 316 XV. Cordiality with England . 842 XVI. Anthony Merky .... 360 XVII. Jefferson's Enemie.-^ . 389 XVIII. England and Tripoli . 410 4.^9 Index to Vols. I. and II. ; HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. CHAPTER I. Congress expired ; Monroe set sail March 8, 1803 Washington relapsed into silence ; and the President and his Cabinet waited alone in the empty village, triumphing for the moment over their difficulties. -
Joseph Marion Hernández 1788–1857
H former members 1822–1898 H Joseph Marion Hernández 1788–1857 TERRITORIAL DELEGATE 1822–1823 JEFFERSONIAN REPUBLICAN FROM FLORIDA oseph Hernández, the first Hispanic Member of War (1756–1763). At that time, the Florida peninsula Congress and the first Territorial Delegate to represent was divided between East and West Florida.3 One JFlorida, bridged his state’s cultural and governmental historian describes Spanish East Florida as a “province transition from Spanish colony to U.S. territory. Hernández virtually devoid of people, a place rich in land but poor fought first for Spain and later for the United States; he in inhabitants.” By 1811 the population numbered barely also earned—and lost—a fortune that included three 4,000. St. Augustine and Fernandina, both coastal ports, plantations and numerous slaves. His complex life and were its only urban centers. The remainder of East Florida career as a slave-owning, Indian-fighting politician cut was “a scattering of forts, cotton and rice plantations, from Jacksonian cloth embodied conflicting attitudes citrus groves, farms, cattle-ranching operations, sawmills, toward statehood, representation, and territorial conquest. and lumber camps.” Many of the colonial properties were Though brief, his service to the territory set an effective nestled along the St. Marys, Nassau, and St. Johns Rivers. precedent, prompting the Washington City Gazette to The area’s major landmarks were military installations declare, a “compliment is due to the zeal and industry that guarded important routes on the rivers. East Florida of the honourable delegate from Florida, who during society was a “small, somewhat self-contained world, one the session, appeared at all times attentive to the objects in which Spanish officials had to carefully balance Crown connected with the prosperity of his constituents and the prerogatives against local needs and … defend Spanish interests of the Territory.”1 interests with limited resources. -
The King's and Pablo Roads Challenges the Combined Research Skills of a Historian and Geographer
THE KING’S AND PABLO ROADS FLORIDA’S FIRST HIGHWAYS A NARRATIVE HISTORY OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND ROUTES IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY Historic Property Associates, Inc. St. Augustine, Florida July 2009 THE KING’S AND PABLO ROADS FLORIDA’S FIRST HIGHWAYS A NARRATIVE HISTORY OF THEIR CONSTRUCTION AND ROUTES IN ST. JOHNS COUNTY Prepared for ST. JOHNS COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES By Paul L. Weaver, MA Historic Property Associates, Inc. P.O. Box 1002 St. Augustine, Florida 32085-1002 Phone (904) 824-5178 Fax (904) 824-4880 July, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Illustrations...............….........................................................................................3 Introduction ..........................................................................................................5 Methodology and Sources.....................................................................................6 Chapter 1: History and Development of King’s Road.........................................14 Chapter 2: History and Development of Pablo Road..........................................81 Conclusions and Recommendations…………………………………………….146 Bibliography.........................................................................................................148 Appendices/Attachments Tables of Course of Roads through Government Land Office Plats and Field Notes Course of Roads on Topographic Maps Course of Roads on 1950 St. Johns County Township Plats Course of Roads on Topographic Maps and Aerials in Power Point Preservation 2 ILLUSTRATIONS Illustration 1