 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Vapoteri vakawanda vemadzinza akakundwa vakapfuura nomuganhu vachienda kuCanada; avo vaiva kumaodzanyemba vakaenda kuFlorida apo yakanga iri pasi pokutonga kweSpain. Mukutanga kwezana remakore rechi19, hurumende yeUnited States yakamanikidzwa nevagari vomunyika dzakawanda kuti idzinge maIndia munzvimbo dzawo. Indian Removal Act ra 1830 rakapa vaIndia chisarudzo chokugoverana uye kurega kuva nhengo yedzinza, kutamisirwa kune imwe nzvimbokunzvimbo inochengeterwa maIndia mukutsinhana kana kuti mubhadharo wenyika, kana kuti kuenda kumadokero. Vamwe vakaramba zvakasimba, zvikurukuru vaSeminoles munhevedzano yehondo muFlorida. Havana kutongokundwa, kunyange zvazvo vamwe vaSeminoles vakaenda kuIndian Territory. United States yakasiya zvimwe zvakasara, panguva iyoyo ichirarama ichizvidzivirira yakadzika mumadhaka neEverglades. Vamwe vakaendeswa kunzvimbo dzokuchengetera dziri kumadokero kwoRwizi rweMississippi, zvikurukuru vaCherokee avo kutamisirwa kwavo kwakadanwa kuti Nzira Yemisodzi. 