Conversation so far:
What happened to Osceola in the 1830s?
In 1836, Osceola led a small group of warriors in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War, when the United States tried to remove the tribe from their lands.
Did Osceola sign the Treaty of Payne's Landing?
No. According to legend, Osceola stabbed the treaty with his knife, although there are no contemporary reports of this.

Question: How did their refusal go over?
Self-contained rewrite: How did certain chiefs refusal of the Treaty of Payne's Landing go over?