The Five Civilized Tribes were the five Native American nations—the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek (Muscogee), and Seminole. These nations had good relations with the neighboring European settlers. Why were these nations considered civilized by European settlers during the colonial and early federal period?
12 In Florida, the Black Seminoles led the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history in the Second Black Seminole War (1835-1838). The uprising peaked in 1836 when hundreds of slaves fled their plantations to join the rebel forces in the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). Why is the Second Black Seminole War considered partially successful?