How did the U.S. government try to enforce the Treaty of Payne's Landing?
It built a new reservation in southern Florida.
It attacked Seminole villages.
It extended the time to relocate from three to five years.
It negotiated peace with Chief Osceola.
which one is right?
The correct answer is: It attacked Seminole villages.
The Treaty of Payne's Landing, signed in 1832, was an agreement with some of the Seminole leaders to relocate the Seminole people from Florida to Indian Territory (which is now Oklahoma). The treaty stipulated that Seminoles would have to relocate within three years. Many Seminoles, including those influenced by the influential leader Osceola, opposed the treaty and refused to move.
The U.S. Government tried to enforce the treaty by use of military force, which led to the Second Seminole War (1835-1842). This war commenced when the U.S. Army attempted to coerce the Seminoles into relocating, leading to attacks on Seminole villages and a prolonged conflict that became one of the costliest Indian Wars in U.S. history both in terms of finance and human life. During the war, the U.S. did not build a new reservation in southern Florida, extend the time to relocate, or negotiate peace with Chief Osceola (in fact, Osceola was captured under a flag of truce and died in prison).