First Seminole War (jul 1, 1816 – may 28, 1818)

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A conflict between the Seminole and the US in Florida. In 1814, while Great Britain was still fighting the US, they recruited some Native American tribes and gave them forts. The Seminole were uninterested in the fort, so it was given to rebel slaves, giving the fort the name "Negro Fort." Colonel Clinch sailed over and blew up the fort, killing around 300. In November 1817, Americans drove the Mikasuki out of Fowltown. A week later, Seminole attacked a ship of 50 vulnerable Americans in the Scott Massacre. In March 1818, General Jackson invaded Florida and attacked a lot of Seminole villages. He also executed a Scottish trader that was dealing arms to the Seminole and a British agent. The British considered retaliating, but the US was too valuable to their economy. The Spanish could not maintain Florida very well, so they decided to continue negotiations to sell it, leading to the Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819. Congress tried to reprimand Jackson for the executions, but it didn't really work.