First Seminole War
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The First Seminole War was an early 19th-century conflict in Spanish Florida in which U.S. forces under Andrew Jackson invaded Seminole territory, helping pave the way for U.S. acquisition of Florida and setting a precedent for later Indian removal policies.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military campaign
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Black Seminoles
ⓘ
Seminole ⓘ
surface form:
Seminole warriors
Spanish colonial forces ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| cause |
Seminole sheltering escaped enslaved people
ⓘ
border tensions between United States and Spanish Florida ⓘ conflict between United States settlers and Seminole over land ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew Jackson
ⓘ
Bowlegs ⓘ Edmund P. Gaines ⓘ King Payne ⓘ William McIntosh ⓘ |
| conflictType |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars
|
| conflictWith | Seminole resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Spain
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| effect |
ceding of Florida from Spain to the United States
ⓘ
expansion of U.S. influence in the Southeast ⓘ precedent for U.S. Indian removal policies ⓘ |
| endTime | 1818 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Indian Removal policy of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Removal era
Second Seminole War ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Negro Fort
ⓘ
Battle of Suwannee River ⓘ Patriot War of East Florida ⓘ capture of Pensacola ⓘ capture of St. Marks ⓘ |
| location |
Florida
ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
Spanish Florida ⓘ |
| mainCombatant |
Seminole
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| militaryTheater |
Gulf Coast of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Coast region
|
| notableCommanderFor | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| opponent |
Seminole
ⓘ
surface form:
Seminole people
Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | Seminole Wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| result |
United States military occupation of parts of Spanish Florida
ⓘ
increased U.S. pressure for acquisition of Florida ⓘ weakening of Spanish control in Florida ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
execution of Alexander Arbuthnot
ⓘ
execution of Robert Ambrister ⓘ |
| startTime | 1817 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| treaty | Adams–Onís Treaty ⓘ |
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