Third Seminole War

The Third Seminole War (1855–1858) was the final conflict between the United States and the Seminole people in Florida. It arose from renewed efforts by the U.S. to locate and remove the remaining Seminole population from the state. This war was significantly less bloody than the previous two Seminole Wars. The conflict concluded with the U.S. paying the most resistant Seminole band to relocate west. The Seminole Wars, in general, ultimately led to the opening of Seminole lands for white settlement and exploitation. The Seminole people's name itself derives from the Spanish word cimarrón, meaning "wild" or "unruly," reflecting their history of resistance.12