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*'''1812:''' The United States annexed portions of West Florida to Louisiana and to the Mississippi Territory. | *'''1812:''' The United States annexed portions of West Florida to Louisiana and to the Mississippi Territory. | ||
*'''1812, 1816 and 1817:''' Seminole Indian Wars (Osceola; Seminole Chief 1804-1838) | *'''1812, 1816 and 1817:''' Seminole Indian Wars (Osceola; Seminole Chief 1804-1838) | ||
*'''1819:''' Spain ceded the remainder of West Florida and all of East Florida to the United States for $5,000,000. Official United States occupation took place in 1821 | *'''1819:''' Spain ceded the remainder of West Florida and all of East Florida to the United States for $5,000,000. Official United States occupation took place in 1821. | ||
*'''30 March 1822:''' Florida Territory organized. | *'''30 March 1822:''' Florida Territory organized. | ||
*'''18 September 1822:''' Treaty of Fort Moultrie between the United States and the Seminole Indians. | *'''18 September 1822:''' Treaty of Fort Moultrie between the United States and the Seminole Indians. | ||
*'''1835-1842:''' The Second Seminole War was caused by reaction to the Treat of Payne's Landing (1832) and the attempts by the U.S. to remove them from Florida. The Seminole's | *'''1835-1842:''' The Second Seminole War was caused by reaction to the Treat of Payne's Landing (1832) and the attempts by the U.S. to remove them from Florida. The Seminole's, led by Chief Osceola, Wild Cat, Alligator and Aripeka, conducted a guerrilla war. Over 1,500 U.S. troops lost their lives. | ||
*'''1842:''' At the close of the Seminole | *'''1842:''' At the close of the Seminole War, most of the Indians were removed west to present-day Oklahoma, but a few hundred escaped into the swamps. | ||
*'''3 March 1845:''' Florida became a state. | *'''3 March 1845:''' Florida became a state. | ||
*'''21 January 1850:''' Western migration of the Florida Indians began. This removed most Indians from the Atlantic seaboard. A few remained on isolated reservations. Today some Seminole Indians live in the Lake Okeechobee area. | *'''21 January 1850:''' Western migration of the Florida Indians began. This removed most Indians from the Atlantic seaboard. A few remained on isolated reservations. Today some Seminole Indians live in the Lake Okeechobee area. | ||