Spanish Rule
What was one of the effects of the Spanish on Florida
Agriculture, Spanish names, weapons
to move from one place to another place
What does the Seminole mean in Spanish
wild one or runaway
What was the cause of the FIRST Seminole War?
The US army invaded Florida to fight the Seminoles because they wanted their land and didn't like their slaves living with them.
What was one of the effects of the Spanish on the Native Americans?
Slavery, disease, conflict, culture
What was some of the agriculture that Spain brought to Florida
oranges, watermelons, peas, peaches, wheat
What is the definition of planters?
Plantation oweners
Creek
What was the treaty that made Florida a US territory
Adams-Onis Treaty
What were two of the diseases that the Spanish gave the Native Indians
smallpox and measles.
What were some of the animals that Spanish brought to Florida
cattle, pigs, goats, sheep, horses
What do you call an area of land controlled by a nation?
Territory
Which group of INDIANS did the Creek join up with?
Tequesta and the Apalachee
Governor Duvall set up a _____________ for the Seminole in central Florida, because he wanted them to move so the US could have their land?
reservation
Where did the Seminole who didn't want to leave Florida go?
The Evreglades
What are some of the weapons that the Spanish brought to Florida
knives, guns,cannons
What is agriculture?
the farming of crops and the raising of animals
Where in Florida did the Seminole Indians live most of the time?
Northern Florida
Why didn't the Seminoles want to move to the reservations?
They wanted to keep their way of life in Florida. They like their land.
Who were the 3 countries that took turns claiming Florida?
Spain, France, England
How long was Spain in control of Florida
250-300 years
What is the definition of culture?
the way of life of a group of people
Who were the Black Seminole
Enslaved workers that escape from the Europeans and migrated to Florida, and lived with the Seminole.
Who was the INdian Chief that agreed to end the war with the US army and move to a reservation in exchange for money and land in Oklahoma?
Billy Bowlegs
What did the US Army do to the Seminole when they didn't want to move?
4000 troops came and destroyed their crops