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The Indian Removal Act provoked many Seminole Indians and their allies to revolt against being forcibly relocated from their lands and homes in the Florida Territory to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River.^[1]

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22 relations: American Civil War, Castillo de San Marcos, Dade battle, Florida Territory, Fort King, Guerrilla warfare, Indian Removal Act, Indian Territory, Mississippi River, Mosquito Roarers, Palatka, Florida, Putnam County, Florida, Second Seminole War, Seminole, Skirmisher, St. Augustine National Cemetery, St. Augustine, Florida, St. Johns River, Union (American Civil War), United States Army, Walker Keith Armistead, William J. Worth.
1838 establishments in Florida Territory
Forts in Florida
Military installations established in 1838
Second Seminole War fortifications

American Civil War

The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.

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Castillo de San Marcos

The Castillo de San Marcos (Spanish for "St. Mark's Castle") is the oldest masonry fort in the continental United States; it is located on the western shore of Matanzas Bay in St. Augustine, Florida. Fort Shannon and Castillo de San Marcos are second Seminole War fortifications.

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Dade battle

The Dade battle (often called the Dade massacre) was an 1835 military defeat for the United States Army. Fort Shannon and Dade battle are Seminole Wars.

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Florida Territory

The Territory of Florida was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from March 30, 1822, until March 3, 1845, when it was admitted to the Union as the State of Florida. Fort Shannon and Florida Territory are pre-statehood history of Florida.

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Fort King

Fort King (also known as Camp King or Cantonment King) was a United States military fort in north central Florida, near what later developed as the city of Ocala. Fort Shannon and fort King are pre-statehood history of Florida, second Seminole War fortifications and Seminole Wars.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians including recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces.

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Indian Removal Act

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States President Andrew Jackson.

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Indian Territory

Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the United States government for the relocation of Native Americans who held original Indian title to their land as an independent nation-state.

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Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the primary river and second-longest river of the largest drainage basin in the United States.

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Mosquito Roarers

The Mosquito Roarers was an American militia company formed in Mosquito County, Florida. Fort Shannon and Mosquito Roarers are Seminole Wars.

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Palatka, Florida

Palatka is a city in and the county seat of Putnam County, Florida, United States.

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Putnam County, Florida

Putnam County is a county located in the northern part of the state of Florida.

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Second Seminole War

The Second Seminole War, also known as the Florida War, was a conflict from 1835 to 1842 in Florida between the United States and groups of people collectively known as Seminoles, consisting of American Indians and Black Indians. Fort Shannon and Second Seminole War are Seminole Wars.

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Seminole

The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century.

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Skirmisher

Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances.

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St. Augustine National Cemetery

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St. Augustine, Florida

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St. Johns River

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Union (American Civil War)

The Union, colloquially known as the North, refers to the states that remained loyal to the United States after eleven Southern slave states seceded to form the Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederacy or South, during the American Civil War.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Shannon