Creek peoples, including the Seminoles and the Miccosukee, filtered into the area in search of places to hunt and settle. While the Seminole and Miccosukee looked for places to re-settle in southern Florida, the British and then the Spanish claimed ownership of the region. By , Florida belonged to the United States. This law required that Indians who were residing in any of the States or territories that Jackson had recently claimed for the United States, be removed from their homelands and moved west of the Mississippi.
The law resulted in most of the southeastern American Indians being moved from their homelands. While in theory the removal was to be voluntary and peaceful, the government pressured the tribes to agree to unfavorable terms and conditions.
The Seminole met the Act with great resistance. The Seminole Wars ensued, with some Seminoles withdrawing deep into the Everglades to elude troops rather than surrender to the United States government. The wars resulted in the forced relocation of many of the Seminoles, significantly diminishing their population in southern Florida. After the Seminole Wars, which took place in intermittent periods from , some of the Seminoles, as well as the Miccosukee, continued to live in small villages throughout southern Florida.
Eventually, events such as the building of the Tamiami Trail the road that serves as the north eastern park boundary ; the establishment of the Everglades National Park; and the institution of systematic water management systems changed the Seminole and Miccosukee way of life in the Everglades.
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This shallow, slow-moving sheet of water created a mosaic of ponds, marshes, and forests. Over thousands of years this developed into a balanced ecosystem. Wading birds such as great egrets, white ibis, herons, and wood storks were abundant.
The Cape Sable seaside sparrow, Miami blackheaded snake, manatee, and Florida panther made the Everglades their home. Alligators and crocodiles existed side by side. The Seminole and Miccosukee Indians settled in the Everglades. Draining the Everglades Early settlers and land developers considered the Everglades to be a worthless swamp.
By the s, developers started digging canals to drain the wetlands. Between and , large tracts of land were converted to agriculture. Info Alerts Maps Calendar Reserve. Alerts In Effect Dismiss. Dismiss View all alerts. America's Everglades - The largest subtropical wilderness in the United States Everglades National Park protects an unparalleled landscape that provides important habitat for numerous rare and endangered species like the manatee, American crocodile, and the elusive Florida panther.
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