Abstract
The role of Florida's interior settlements and relatively modest settler population has never been assigned much historical significance vis-a-vis the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). With few exceptions, the historiography has focused on the military aspects of this protracted conflict, with certain key battles, military commanders, Native American leaders, and the destruction of the east coast sugar plantations garnering the most interest.2 The ramifications of President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act (1830) which celebrated the prospect of placing "a civilized population on large tracts of country now occupied by a few savage hunters"3 are well-known, along with the treaties of Moultrie Creek (1823), Payne's Landing (1832) and Fort Gibson (1833), accords that further set the conflict on a direct course. African-Americans-free and enslaved-have also been acknowledged, albeit belatedly, as central players.
Recommended Citation
Monaco, C. S.
(2012)
"Alachua Settlers and the Second Seminole War,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 91:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol91/iss1/3
