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The '''Seminole''' tribe is a [[Native American Indian]] tribe that now is based in [[Oklahoma]]. The tribe began in the 1750s as refugee Creeks and other Indians moved from Georgia into Florida, where they destroyed the original Florida tribes. The Seminoles adopted many runaway black slaves. The name Seminole is a Creek word, borrowed from the Spanish "cimarrón", meaning a runaway, or a savage.
The '''Seminole''' tribe is a [[Native American Indian]] tribe that now is based in [[Oklahoma]]. The tribe began in the 1750s as refugee Creeks and other Indians moved from Georgia into Florida, where they destroyed the original Florida tribes. The Seminoles adopted many runaway black slaves. The name Seminole is a Creek word, borrowed from the Spanish "cimarrón", meaning a runaway, or a savage.
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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. But Florida was owned by Spain, which exercised little control and allowed it to become a refuge for runaways. 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.
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. But Florida was owned by Spain, which exercised little control and allowed it to become a refuge for runaways. 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.