Why Did the Yamasees Attack English Settlements in South Carolina

question 11

Multiple Choice

Why did the Yamasees attack English settlements in South Carolina in 1715?

• A) Colonial traders had not only abused the Yamasees but had also threatened their lands.
• B) They were angry over the recent alliance between the Creeks and the English.
• C) They had recently allied with the Spanish to push English settlers out of the Carolinas.
• D) They heard rumors that the English settlers were planning to exterminate all Native Americans in the area.

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