The Trail of Tears Begins w/ Troubles in the Carolinas
Great War for Empire 1713-1715
Introduction
The colonial powers of England and France battled for control of the North American continent from the end of the 17th century until the 1750s. Ultimately both would lose, but not before dragging a number of native allies down with them.
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North Carolina - Tuscarora War
[1] Aggressive settlers in New Bern, NC spark conflict with the Tuscarora nation by seizing their land.
[2] Sept. 1711 Tuscarora warriors attack settlements near Pimlico sound.
[3] South Carolina dispatches Colonel John Barnwell in response North Carolina appeals for help. Barnwell fights and loses to Chief Hancock.
[4] 1 year later, Colonel James Moore returns and smashes the Tuscarora. By 1715 The defeated tribe resettles north and joins the Iroquois confederacy. Colonel Moore and his 33 soldiers aided a force of 1K warriors from allied tribes to defeat the Tuscarora.
South Carolina - Yamasa War & Dixie to Cherokee Alliance
[1] 1715 - The Yamasa attack Savannah, killing 100 settlers.
[2] A settler militia defeat the Yamasa. The defeated Yamasa flees to Florida joining with Seminole tribe.
[3] Settlers ally with Cherokee to counterbalance Creek power.
References
Utley, Robert M, and Wilcomb E Washburn. Indian Wars. Boston Mass., Houghton Mifflin, 2002.
Lund, Duane R. The Indian Wars. Cambridge, Minn., Adventure Publications, 1995.
Osborn, William M. The Wild Frontier. Random House, 18 Nov. 2009.
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