The Rise And Fall Of The Native American Colonies

The last ten months have brought great unrest to my colony. For a long time, we have had conflicts with the natives. They have grown dependent on some of our resources, mainly our weapons. Some have even become indebted to the english men that provide them. The older folk in town say that since the first settlement, around 50,000 native american have been kidnapped and enslaved.(u-s-history) I guess this natives, the Yamasees, would not take it any longer. Smart natives, they knew they couldn't attack us alone, so they joined forces with other tribes in the area, including the Ochese, Waxhaw and Santee tribes. For the last ten months they have raided our farms, killed some of us, burnt our crops and livestock. Specially the frontier lands, they had them fleeing. I …show more content…
Many times it seemed they would overpower us with their greater numbers. But later, us colonists, we were able to lure the Cherokees to our side, by bribing them with weapons and manufactured goods. We also got support from the This had the Yamasees on the losing end, and eventually the had to retreat back to their land in northern Florida. I felt like telling you about this event because effect it had in this colony. It drastically affected the economy, since so many farms and livestock was lost. 7% of us settlers were killed, many lives were lost during fighting on both ends. This event also showed inability of our government to act decisively, some changes are most likely coming in that area as well. It was certainly an influential event.