Seminole wars

true or false

The United States and the Seminole people of Florida engaged in a series of wars in the 1800s known as the Seminole wars.

• true

• false

Which people were were escaping to Florida from the north?

• South American people

• runaway enslaved people

The Spanish had control of Florida but were not accepting of African people.

• True

• False

The United States wanted to recapture the enslaved people and punish the Seminole people.

• true

• false

In 1817, first Seminole War was created due to the Seminole people helping runaway slaves.

• true

• false

The U.S. led by General Andrew Jackson, invaded and attacked Seminole villages, and forced man Seminole further _________.

• North

• South

• West

• East

In 1821, __________ ceded Florida to the U.S. as part of the Adams-Onis Treaty terms.

• Americans

• Indians

• Spanish

Once the U.S. took over, they began forcing Seminole people to move to a ______________.

• shelter

• town

• reservation

An area of land made available for a particular group to live in is called?

In 1829, who became president of the U.S.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington