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Florida had the first free city for blacks which were known as Fort Mose. This is where blacks that ran away from their slave owner would go. But, they were not alone this time they were accompanied by the Native Americans. Blacks and Native Americans both resisted slavery by joining forces, fleeing the country, and starting wars. They did this to ensure they weren’t enslaved again. Even though at times their attempts were not successful.
Unsuccessfully attempting to overthrow Spanish rule in the colony the Seminoles and blacks allied with Spain. Although, they came together they were still fearful of the white’s return, the victors fled into the peninsula.1 By doing this the two groups went their separate ways for the time being. Until they met up again on the main crossing point of the Peace River they still lived separately from one another.
It took more for them just to come together they had to do other things such as leaving the country. They lived in various places to try and get away. Some of the Native Americans and blacks relocate to the Bahamas, Cuba and Haiti. The black refugees hurried themselves to the Manatee River. The site of the black settlement there–apparently located on a point of land at the Braden-Manatee River junction within today’s Bradenton–offered an easily defensible position near fertile farm land and not far from rich hunting grounds.2 Cuban fishing ranch located close by gave black warriors and their families’ easy access to the Caribbean and the broader Atlantic world. At the Manatee, the refugees enjoyed opportunities for trading deer skins, plumes, and agricultural crops for desired goods.3 They figured if they fled they wouldn’t be captured and returned to slave holders or sold. Eventually some were captured again and returned to their slave masters. The free blacks that were seized were sold to their families slave owner children. But, it didn’t end there the blacks and Native Americans did not just give up then.
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Unsuccessfully attempting to overthrow Spanish rule in the colony the Seminoles and blacks allied with Spain. Although, they came together they were still fearful of the white’s return, the victors fled into the peninsula.1 By doing this the two groups went their separate ways for the time being. Until they met up again on the main crossing point of the Peace River they still lived separately from one another.
It took more for them just to come together they had to do other things such as leaving the country. They lived in various places to try and get away. Some of the Native Americans and blacks relocate to the Bahamas, Cuba and Haiti. The black refugees hurried themselves to the Manatee River. The site of the black settlement there–apparently located on a point of land at the Braden-Manatee River junction within today’s Bradenton–offered an easily defensible position near fertile farm land and not far from rich hunting grounds.2 Cuban fishing ranch located close by gave black warriors and their families’ easy access to the Caribbean and the broader Atlantic world. At the Manatee, the refugees enjoyed opportunities for trading deer skins, plumes, and agricultural crops for desired goods.3 They figured if they fled they wouldn’t be captured and returned to slave holders or sold. Eventually some were captured again and returned to their slave masters. The free blacks that were seized were sold to their families slave owner children. But, it didn’t end there the blacks and Native Americans did not just give up then.
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