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" Whose Fort Is It Anyway? the Maroons of Prospect Bluff "
Plummer, Jane Hahn
Stone, Erin W.
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Latin Dissertation
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English
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1114204
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TLpq2404597984
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Plummer, Jane Hahn
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Stone, Erin W.
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Whose Fort Is It Anyway? the Maroons of Prospect Bluff\ Plummer, Jane HahnStone, Erin W.
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The University of West Florida
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2020
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2020
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M.A.
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149
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During the late 1700s and early 1800s in Spanish Florida, a successful maroon community developed within the walls of Prospect Bluff, a fort situated on the Apalachicola River. The community was originally established by the Spanish in order to provide resourcedeficient Florida with border security against the expansionist Anglo-Americans living in the boundaries of modern-day Georgia. Spain’s alliance with Britain left the maroons open to British influence and, during the War of 1812, Britain utilized their relationship with the community to instigate conflict with the Americans. Thus, in the eyes of America, the maroons became another obstacle to overcome in their land grabbing attempts. The contentious history surrounding Prospect Bluff serves as a case study of a colonial middle ground in the Gulf South region. Its strategic position in a contested borderland between areas held by the old-world powers of Britain and Spain, expanding America, and the maroon and indigenous peoples of Florida. The fort at Prospect Bluff, commonly referred to as Negro Fort, became the epicenter of national and social unrest for these combative powers who sought control of the fort for both commercial and military purposes. Ironically, Prospect Bluff’s location both inspired its formation and maintenance and led to its ultimate destruction.
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Borderlands
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British
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Florida
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Maroons
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Prospect Bluff
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Spanish
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