Jumper
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Article abstract: Jumper was among the most outstanding leaders during the Second Seminole War of 1835-1842.
Little is known of the early life of Jumper. Born a Red Stick Creek, he first became known for his leadership during the First Seminole War in Florida conducted by General Andrew Jackson from 1816-1818. The treaty of 1823 eventually signed between the Seminoles and the U.S. government restricted the Indians to what was essentially inhospitable land.
By the 1830's, pressure from U.S. expansion into Seminole territory aggravated a division among the...
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