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Yamasee War
War between Carolinian settlers and Native tribes in 1700s
Yamasee War
The Yamasee War (also spelled Yamassee or Yemassee) was a conflict fought in South Carolina from 1715 to 1717 between British settlers from the Province of Carolina and the Yamasee, who were supported by a number of allied Native American peoples, including the Muscogee, Cherokee, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Waccamaw, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw, and others. Some of the Yamasee's allies played a minor role, while others launched attacks throughout South Carolina in an attempt to destroy the colony. The pro-Yamasee coalition killed hundreds of colonists, destroyed many settlements, and killed traders throughout the southeastern region. Colonists abandoned the frontiers and fled to Charles Town (Charleston), where starvation set in as supplies ran low. The survival of the South Carolina colony was in question during 1715. The tide turned in early 1716 when the Cherokee sided with the colonists against the Creek, their traditional enemy...
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