The Second Seminole War Student Map Activity © 2018 UCF

Seminole country as established by the Treaty of Moultrie Creek (1823) Using GREEN colored pencil, outline the area on your map where the Seminole were forced to live under the Treaty of Moultrie Creek. Image courtesy of Palm Beach County History Online Seminole country as established by the Treaty of Moultrie Creek (1823)

Map of the Seat of War in Florida (1839) Using RED colored pencil, outline the Seminole territory as occupied during the Second Seminole War. General Macomb agreed for this region to be occupied by the Seminole in an effort to cease hostilities. This remained the location (unofficially) of Seminole who remained in Florida after the Second Seminole War ended in 1842. Map of the Seat of War in Florida (1839)

Major Francis Dade, Fort King Road Using ORANGE colored pencil, mark the locations of Fort King and Fort Brooke on your map. Draw the route Major Dade and his troops took. Look at the map scale. Measure how long the route was – be as specific as possible! Fort King Road Fort Brooke Major Francis Dade, Fort King Road

Dade’s Battle, December 28, 1835 Fort King Using PURPLE colored pencil, mark the location of Dade’s battle. Fort King Road Fort Brooke Dade’s Battle, December 28, 1835

Battles and Raids on Plantations by Seminoles and Black Seminoles THINK ABOUT IT! Take a look at where the battles and raids are located on the map. How close are they to the territories occupied by the Seminole? Why do you think there are so many battles being fought in the center of the state? You do not have to mark these locations on your map. Battles and Raids on Plantations by Seminoles and Black Seminoles

Withlacoochee River Using BLUE colored pencil, trace the Withlacoochee River on your map. Withlacoochee River

Osceola Captured Under a Flag of Truce, October 1837 Using PURPLE colored pencil, mark the location where Osceola was captured. Osceola Captured Under a Flag of Truce, October 1837

Battle of Lake Okeechobee, December 25, 1837 Using PURPLE colored pencil, mark the location of The Battle of Lake Okeechobee on your map. Battle of Lake Okeechobee, December 25, 1837

Battles and Raids, 1838-1842 CONSIDER THIS: There are now fewer Seminole and Black Seminole in Florida than before, and they have mostly been relocated to southwest Florida. However, the battles they fought and the raids they conducted are more spread out than before. What does this tell you about the will of the native people to remain in Florida? If you were president, how would you have handled ownership of the new territory? You do not have to mark these locations on your map. Battles and Raids, 1838-1842

Present-day Florida Courtesy of Google Maps Maps are a great source of information. From political boundaries to topography, information about the population to weather patterns, maps have been an important part of human history since we first learned to create them. The map you used today was ordered by Brevet Brigadier General Zachary Taylor in 1839, using the surveys (recorded land measurements) and reconnaissance (observations of an area used to make battle plans) of the officers of the U.S. Army. It was created by Captain John Mackay and Lieutenant J.E. Blake, U.S. Topographical Engineers. Is this map a primary or secondary source? You took that map and changed it based on information you learned. Is it the same type of source it was when you received it? Why or why not? Present-day Florida Courtesy of Google Maps