A Seminole leader in Florida during the second and third Seminole wars that were fought against the United States. He signed the treaty of Payne's landing but refused to leave Florida.

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.