Round 2: Tossup 5

While this man was in prison, his best-known portrait, which depicts him with a feathered hat, was painted by George Catlin. This man was born from the marriage of Polly Coppinger and the British trader William Powell, and he was known by a name that comes from a ceremonial black drink. This man and his followers killed the agent Wiley Thompson outside of Fort King, leading to his absence (-5[1])at the concurrent Dade Massacre. Quartermaster General Thomas Jesup captured Micanopy and this man under a false white flag, (-5[1])after which he died in captivity of an abscess. This leader and his followers rejected the 1832 Treaty of Payne’s Landing during a conflict (10[1])with the US government in Florida. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, name this (10[1])leader of the Seminoles (10[1])during the (10[1])Second Seminole War. ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

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