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Chief Osceola played a specific role in the history and creation of the state of Florida. Select the fact below hat you know will be true about osceola, based on this week's study weekly

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His original name was "Billy Powell".

Step-by-step explanation:

Osceola was the chief of Seminole. He was one of the most influential and powerful Florida Seminole leader. He lead a group of warriors in resistance against the Americans during the 2nd Seminole war.

He fought against the United States for being removed his tribe from the land of Florida. He was born to Creek ancestry. His father was a Scottish trader and mother was mixed European and Creek ancestry.

His original name was Billy Powell for the first few years of his life. But after the coming-of-age ceremony, he took the name of 'Osceola'.

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