FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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The Spanish settlers in Florida forced the Yemassee out of the area.
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The Yemassee found that the climate of South Carolina is much milder than it is in Florida.
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The Yemassee were a pacifist tribe, and came to South Carolina to avoid fighting against other Native American tribes in Florida.
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The Yemassee were hunter-gatherers, and came to South Carolina in search of food.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of the following reasons best explains why the Yemassee were forced to come to South Carolina from Florida in the 17th century? The Spanish settlers in Florida forced the Yemassee out of the area.
Detailed explanation-2: -Angered by unfair trade practices, slavery and whipping of Indians, and encroachment on their land, the Yemassee and several other Indian tribes rose against the British and killed approximately 100 settlers in 1715. They were defeated by Governor Craven and fled to Florida.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Yamasee War (1715–1718) ended the Indian slave trade, brought about the collapse of proprietary government in South Carolina, strengthened Spanish and French prospects in the region, and encouraged the development of powerful Indian confederacies including the Creek and Catawba nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Yamasee War began that day when a number of trade officials were murdered in the Yamasee town of Pocotaligo. The murders took South Carolinians completely by surprise, as the Yamasee were thought to be one of the colony’s closest Indian allies.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Yemassee nation was originally from Spanish Florida (present day Georgia) but later moved to the coast of South Carolina near the mouth of the Savannah River to escape the Spanish governor.