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The Seminoles were one of the Five Civilized Tribes<ref>The others were the Cherokees, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Choctaws.</ref> who adapted to American standards of technology and economics.   

The Seminoles were one of the Five Civilized Tribes<ref>The others were the Cherokees, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Choctaws.</ref> who adapted to American standards of [[technology]] and [[economics]].   

==First Seminole War==

==First Seminole War==

Florida was owned by Spain, which exercised little control and allowed it to become a refuge for runaways  and from Creek Indians after their defeat in the [[Creek War]] in 1814. In 1817 U.S. General [[Andrew Jackson]] invaded Florida to stop Seminoles from aiding and providing refuge for the Creeks who were raiding American settlers of Georgia. In this '''First Seminole War''' many Seminole settlements were burned and the raids ended. Spain ceded Florida to the United States in 1819, and the Seminoles agreed to stay on new reservations.

Florida was owned by Spain, which exercised little control and allowed it to become a refuge for runaways  and from Creek Indians after their defeat in the [[Creek War]] in 1814. In 1817 U.S. General [[Andrew Jackson]] invaded Florida to stop Seminoles from aiding and providing refuge for the Creeks who were raiding American settlers of Georgia. In this '''First Seminole War''' many Seminole settlements were burned and the raids ended. Spain ceded Florida to the United States in 1819, and the Seminoles agreed to stay on new reservations.