King Payne

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King Payne was a prominent Seminole leader in early 19th-century Florida who led resistance against U.S. expansion during the conflicts that preceded the First Seminole War.

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King Payne canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
Seminole leader
activeInPeriod early 19th century
prelude to the First Seminole War
areaOfConflict Big Bend region of Florida
surface form: Alachua savannah region
causeOfDeath wounds received in battle
conflict Seminole Wars
surface form: Seminole–United States conflicts

border conflicts in Spanish Florida
countryOfCitizenship Muscogee people
surface form: Muscogee Confederacy
ethnicGroup Seminole
surface form: Seminole people
hasPartIn development of Seminole identity separate from Creek
hasRelative Cowkeeper
influenced subsequent Seminole resistance leaders
influencedBy earlier Creek and Seminole diplomatic relations with Spain
knownFor defending Seminole lands in north-central Florida
leading raids and resistance against American frontier settlements
legacy namesake of Paynes Prairie in Florida
symbol of early Seminole resistance to U.S. expansionism
notableFor leading Seminole resistance to U.S. expansion in Florida
opposedBy Georgia militia
surface form: Georgia militia forces

United States Armed Forces
surface form: U.S. military forces

United States of America
surface form: United States
participantIn military engagements with U.S.-aligned forces in Florida
placeOfActivity Florida
Spanish Florida
positionHeld chief of a Seminole band
leader of Alachua Seminoles
residence Alachua County, Florida
surface form: Alachua region of Florida

Paynes Town

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First Seminole War commander King Payne
Micanopy relative King Payne