Week 8: The Seminole Wars

This week we’re talking about the Seminole Wars. Of all the wars we’re studying this semester, this one is the least likely to be familiar to you.

So today you’re going to develop your own source base for the information you’re going to hear.

Activities

First, listen to this podcast or read the transcript.

Second, skim all the primary sources linked below. All of these sources have something to do with the podcast you just listened to.

Third, choose THREE of these primary sources and determine where they fit in the story of the podcast. Identify the paragraph they belong to (the paragraphs are numbered in the transcript), and write on your blog about what each source is, where it goes, and why it goes there. Also include your thoughts about how this source can help us understand the Seminole Wars better. (Response form is here.)

Fourth, in #discussions on Slack, consider these questions:

  • Where can we see the legacy of Indian removal today?
  • Are there other examples of the US military being used to move people from one place to another?

Seminole Wars Sources

  1. State of the Union, 1830 https://teachingamericanhistory.org/library/document/state-of-the-union-address-38/
  2. Treaty of Colerain: http://resources.utulsa.edu/law/classes/rice/Treaties/07_Stat_056_CREEKS.htm
  3. Niles Weekly Register: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101064077314&view=1up&seq=47&size=125
  4. https://www.loc.gov/resource/dcmsiabooks.seminoleindiansp00unit/?sp=10&st=single
  5. https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3931e.ct000138/
  6. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025007/1836-03-17/ed-1/seq-3/print/image_501x817_from_0%2C492_to_3581%2C6328/
  7. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015015/1837-12-25/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_681x648_from_4563%2C6690_to_6146%2C8198/
  8. https://search-proquest-com.mutex.gmu.edu/docview/136727074?accountid=14541
  9. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015015/1842-05-12/ed-1/seq-2/
  10. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84024738/1855-02-22/ed-1/seq-1/print/image_681x648_from_2613%2C5946_to_3691%2C6973/
  11. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85042002/1855-03-08/ed-1/seq-4/print/image_681x648_from_224%2C3068_to_1083%2C3886/
  12. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030312/1837-07-25/ed-1/seq-2/print/image_681x648_from_742%2C4887_to_3587%2C7597/
  13. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.mutex.gmu.edu/apps/readex/doc?p=EANAAA&sort=YMD_date%3AA&fld-base-0=alltext&val-base-0=Seminole&val-database-0=&fld-database-0=database&fld-nav-0=YMD_date&val-nav-0=&docref=image/v2%3A11BE9340B7A005AB%40EANAAA-11D0A39454767AC8%402396349-11D0A394697C5898%401-11D0A394DB2831B8%40Glorious%2BNews%2BTaylor%2BElected%2521%2521%2521&firsthit=yes
  14. https://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=llsj&fileName=029/llsj029.db&recNum=20&itemLink=D?hlaw:44:./temp/~ammem_93j8::%230290021&linkText=1

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