how+andrew+jackson+conquered+florida

In 1736 Spain gave Florida to Great Britain for control of Havana, Cuba. The British tried to encourage colonization but with the growth of the American Colonies and the coming Revolutionary War, Florida had become the destination of many refugees. Among them were Creek Indians from Georgia, Seminole Indians from the Panhandle of Florida, escaped Slaves known as Black Seminoles, and Musckogees. At the end of the Revolutionary War in 1783, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, control of Florida was returned to the Spanish. As the Spanish began settling Florida and the Indians were pushed toward Georgia. In 1817 with attacks on settlements in Georgia, President Monroe ordered Andrew Jackson to “terminate the conflict” and prevent slaves from escaping into Florida.  the seninloe and the indeans were attackin georgia for food and water. The spanish and the british was telling them to do it. General jackson didn’t like the idea of the  indeans listening to the british. Jackson also found out that British and Spanish were  assisting the Indians. With his hatred of the British and the Indians, Jackson did not feel the United States would be safe as long as they were supporting the IndiansJackson was a great tactician and when the Indians attacked he burned their homes and fields. When his troops advanced on the capital in Pensacola they easily took the <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">city and got rid of the Spanish governor. He captured, tried and executed two British <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">men for aiding the Indians with supplies and information. These events and his <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">ruthlessness in battle made the Seminole Indians call him “sharp knife”. These events <span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> were known as the Seminole wars and also the Florida wars.