Articles related to "First Seminole War"

Riding the wave of victory in the War of 1812, the United States expanded into Spanish controlled Florida and encountered the Seminole Nation.

The Second Seminole War was fought between 1835 and 1842, but the seeds of discontent were sown as early as 1817.

The Treaty of Ft. Jackson took 26 million acres of land away from the Creek Nation, but a determined band of Creek moved to Florida and continued to resist.

Torreya State Park is a place of natural beauty and history. It is also home to the rare Torreya tree. Spend a day (or night) at one of the best parks in Florida.

Andrew Jackson was surely one of the most controversial of all of America's first Presidents. From a war hero to a frontier lawyer to President, his story is fascinating

The cases of eight U. S. Presidents dying while in office might be due to the Indian Removal Act of 1830 backed by President Andrew Jackson and a Seminole Indian curse.

With the Indian Removal Act, the U.S. began to relocate thousands of Native American communities in the east. In Florida, they encountered the resistance of Osceola.

Forget the road map. U. S. Highway 331 goes straight through the heart of south Alabama and is the main route to the Florida Gulf Coast. It's also a great scenic drive.