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Seminole Tribe of Florida can be traced back at least 12,000 years, Indian
Resistance and Removal In the early days of its existence, the fledgling
United States government carried out a policy of displacement and extermination
against the American Indians in the eastern US, systematically removing
them from the path of "white" settlement. Until 1821, Florida remained under
the control of the government of Spain but the US Territories of Georgia,
Alabama, and Louisiana were its covetous next-door neighbors. It was clear
that the US wanted the Spaniards out of Florida and was willing to consider
any means, including warfare, to acquire the rich land. |
