SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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The indians were trying to scare off the white settlers in North Carolina.
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The settlers were helping the indians.
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The settlers were making the indians work on their farms.
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The indians were trying to kill all the whites in Maryland.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Settlers found eastern North Carolina to be swampy and difficult to farm, so they pushed westward attracted by the more fertile uplands. As settlement expanded, so too did the Indian slave trade in the region. These factors all led to tension between the Tuscarora and the growing population of colonists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Yes, there were other important factors: anger over European intrusion, dishonest traders, and just-plain clashes of cultural lifestyle. But the thing that really grated with the Tuscarora elders and their allies was the kidnapping of their wives and children who were sent off as slaves to other colonies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ultimately, the Tuscarora were defeated after their clash with colonists, and the tribe moved to New York and joined the League of the Iroquois or the Six Nations. However, nearly 650 Tuscarora families continued to live in North Carolina and parts of Virginia and South Carolina.
Detailed explanation-4: -North Carolinians and the Yamasee waged war against the Tuscarora. Many colonists’ settlements were burned and the Tuscarora ax indiscriminately fell upon men, women, and children. In the end, English colonists prevailed.