A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . fensive conduct of Osceolain opposition to the fulfilment of the treaty, the governmentagent, General Thompson, put him in irons, and kept him aprisoner for six days at Fort King. By feigning penitenceand making promises, Osceola obtained his liberty; but, in-stead of doing as he had agreed, he placed himself at thehead of a war party of Indians and fugitive slaves, and com-menced the work of slaughter and devastation. IX. On the 28th of Decem-ber, 18
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . fensive conduct of Osceolain opposition to the fulfilment of the treaty, the governmentagent, General Thompson, put him in irons, and kept him aprisoner for six days at Fort King. By feigning penitenceand making promises, Osceola obtained his liberty; but, in-stead of doing as he had agreed, he placed himself at thehead of a war party of Indians and fugitive slaves, and com-menced the work of slaughter and devastation. IX. On the 28th of Decem-ber, 1835, he approached ahouse in which Thompsonand some friends were dining,and, making a sudden attack,killed five of the number, in-cluding Thompson, and car-ried off their scalps, in re-venge for the imprisonmentwhich he had suffered. Onthe very day of Thompsons^•^^^- death, Dades massacre oc- curred. Major Dade, with adetachment of one hundred and ten soldiers, while marchingfrom Tumpa Bay to join General Clinch, at Fort Drane, wassuddenly attacked; and that young commander and the wholeof his detachment, except four men, were YII. Questions.—24. What troubles broke out in 1S35? 25. Why did the Sem-inoles so act ? 26. What was the character of Osceola ? YIII. 2. Why was Osceola put in irons and imprisoned? 23. In what directionwas Fort King from Fort Dade? (^See map, p. 257.) 29. How long was Osceola keptat Fort King ? 30. How did he obtain his liberty ? 31. What did he do instead ofperforming his promises? IX. 32. How did he have revenge for his treatment at Fort King? 33. Give anaccount of Dades massacre. 34. In what direction was Dade marching when hewas attacked? (See map, p. 257.) JACKSON S ADMINISTRATION. 259 X. On the 30tli of December, two days after, Osceola en-countered an American force of six liundred men under Gen-eral Clinch, at the crossing of the Withlacoochee River, but,after a hard-fought action of upward of an hour, was com-pelled to retreat. I
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