Round 8: 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, (10[1])leading to his absence at the concurrent Dade Massacre. Quartermaster General Thomas Jesup (10[1])captured (10[1])Micanopy (10[1])and this man under a false white flag, after which he died in (10[1])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. For 10 points, (10[1])name this leader of the Seminoles during the Second Seminole War. ■END■ (0[1])

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