2016/9/28 Jeff Chen
Tuscarora and Yamasee War
Since the founding of America in 1492 by Columbus, the conflict between Native Americans and the settlers has always existed. When the settlers first came to America, the Indians welcomed them to their land, but the disease that the settlers brought from Europe wiped out a huge population of Indians. The settlers went for land and fortune, they often enslave the Indians, take their lands, that is how the conflict between the Indians and the settlers begun. There are many wars between Indians and the settlers. Because of the disagreement between each other. The Tuscarora War happened during the fall of 1711 until February …show more content…
But mainly Yamasees.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamasee_War) The causes of the war were continued influx of white settlers put pressure on Indian agricultural and hunting lands, also the disagreement on fur trading,the relationship was further complicated in that the tribe had ended up reliant on English guns and other produced things, and had acquired a large debt, which led to enslaving a number of Yamasee women and children to cover portions of the outstanding …show more content…
Than in 1716 The Battle at Salkechatchie, Governor Charles Craven led the army against the Yamasee who were later defeated. Then in 1717 The Cherokee tribe changed sides and became allies to the British army. Some of the Indian tribes started to turn to the British side of the battle, seeing that their allies were defeated. On 1717 the Yamasees were defeated, which is the end of the Yamasee war. After being defeated, the remain Indians escaped to Florida,they joined the black slaves that escaped and other Indians to form what later were called the Seminole Indians.
(https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/the-indian-wars/yamasee-war.htm)
Both wars played an important role in the American history, the rivalry between white settlers and Indians. After the Indians were defeated, they migrated to other places which the Tuscarora migrated north to New York where they joined their Iroquoian cousins, the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. They were accepted as the sixth nation. And the Yamasees went to Florida, joining runaway black slaves and other Indians to form what later were called the Seminole
Tuscarora and Yamasee War
Since the founding of America in 1492 by Columbus, the conflict between Native Americans and the settlers has always existed. When the settlers first came to America, the Indians welcomed them to their land, but the disease that the settlers brought from Europe wiped out a huge population of Indians. The settlers went for land and fortune, they often enslave the Indians, take their lands, that is how the conflict between the Indians and the settlers begun. There are many wars between Indians and the settlers. Because of the disagreement between each other. The Tuscarora War happened during the fall of 1711 until February …show more content…
But mainly Yamasees.(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamasee_War) The causes of the war were continued influx of white settlers put pressure on Indian agricultural and hunting lands, also the disagreement on fur trading,the relationship was further complicated in that the tribe had ended up reliant on English guns and other produced things, and had acquired a large debt, which led to enslaving a number of Yamasee women and children to cover portions of the outstanding …show more content…
Than in 1716 The Battle at Salkechatchie, Governor Charles Craven led the army against the Yamasee who were later defeated. Then in 1717 The Cherokee tribe changed sides and became allies to the British army. Some of the Indian tribes started to turn to the British side of the battle, seeing that their allies were defeated. On 1717 the Yamasees were defeated, which is the end of the Yamasee war. After being defeated, the remain Indians escaped to Florida,they joined the black slaves that escaped and other Indians to form what later were called the Seminole Indians.
(https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/the-indian-wars/yamasee-war.htm)
Both wars played an important role in the American history, the rivalry between white settlers and Indians. After the Indians were defeated, they migrated to other places which the Tuscarora migrated north to New York where they joined their Iroquoian cousins, the Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. They were accepted as the sixth nation. And the Yamasees went to Florida, joining runaway black slaves and other Indians to form what later were called the Seminole