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Seminole Wars: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date 1835 - 1842 • 1855 - 1858 • 1817 - 1818
Location Florida • Pensacola • United States
Participants Seminole • United States
Context Transcontinental Treaty

Photos

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Timeline

U.S. Pres. Andrew Jackson
First Seminole War
1817 - 1818
Seminole War, Second
Second Seminole War
December 28, 1835 - 1842
Zachary Taylor
Battle of Lake Okeechobee
December 25, 1837 - December 28, 1837

Key People

Portrait of Andrew Jackson by Thomas Sully, showing Jackson with gray hair, a serious expression, and wearing a dark coat over a white shirt against a neutral background.
Andrew Jackson
president of United States
James Monroe
James Monroe
president of United States
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor
president of United States
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James Gadsden
American diplomat and businessman
Osceola
Osceola
Seminole leader
Lewis Cass, engraving by W.G. Jackman after a photograph by Sutton & Bro.
Lewis Cass
American politician

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