FIRST SEMINOLE WAR

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The First Seminole War, or How to Chase the Spanish out of the United States
1817: the US Government wanted the Spanish out of Florida, and open it up to American settlers. The US claimed that they were fighting to capture runaway slaves, and declared war upon the Native American tribes in Florida.

Spain got the picture, and, in 1821, sold the land to the U.S.