Sam Jones

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Sam Jones was a prominent Seminole war leader who played a key role in resisting U.S. forces during the Second Seminole War.

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instanceOf Seminole war leader ⓘ
person ⓘ
activePeriod 1830s ⓘ
1840s ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Abiaka ⓘ
Abiaka (Sam Jones) ⓘ
Abiaki ⓘ
Arapaha ⓘ
Arapaha Micco ⓘ
Arapaha Tustenukke ⓘ
linked to: Arapaha Micco
approximateDateOfBirth late 18th century ⓘ
approximateDateOfDeath mid-19th century ⓘ
associatedWith Florida Everglades ⓘ
linked to: Everglades

Miccosukee people ⓘ
Seminole people ⓘ
linked to: Seminole
conflictWith U.S. policy of Indian removal in Florida ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
ethnicity Seminole ⓘ
historicalSignificance key figure in long-term Seminole resistance to U.S. expansion in Florida ⓘ
knownFor leading bands of Seminoles who avoided removal to Indian Territory ⓘ
maintaining Seminole presence in southern Florida after the Second Seminole War ⓘ
language Muskogean languages ⓘ
legacy remembered as one of the principal Seminole leaders who never surrendered to U.S. forces ⓘ
militaryConflict Second Seminole War ⓘ
militaryStrategy small, mobile war parties ⓘ
use of Everglades terrain for guerrilla warfare ⓘ
movement Seminole resistance to U.S. removal policies ⓘ
notableAction encouraged Seminoles to remain in Florida ⓘ
refused to sign removal treaties ⓘ
resisted U.S. forces during the Second Seminole War ⓘ
notableFor leadership in the Second Seminole War ⓘ
opponent United States Army ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
politicalStance opposition to Indian Removal ⓘ
religion traditional Seminole beliefs ⓘ
residence Everglades ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
role diplomatic leader ⓘ
spiritual leader ⓘ
war leader ⓘ
territorialFocus southern Florida ⓘ
linked to: South Florida

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