Round 7: 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 at the concurrent Dade Massacre. (-5[1])Quartermaster General Thomas Jesup captured Micanopy and this man under a false white flag, after which he died in captivity of an (-5[1])abscess. This leader and his followers rejected the 1832 Treaty of Payne’s (-5[1])Landing during a conflict with the US government in Florida. For 10 points, (10[1])name this leader of the Seminoles during the Second Seminole War. (-5[1])■END■ (0[13])

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