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Yamasee War
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The Yamasee were a Muskogean Native American tribe that lived in coastal region of present-day northern Florida and southern Georgia near the Savannah River . Starting in the late 16th Century , the Spanish established Catholic Missions in the area in which the Yamasee lived. They revolted against Spanish rule in 1687 and fled to South Carolina where they were allowed to settle. However, in 1715 , the Yamasee began to attack British Colonist s due to dissatisfaction over the Fur Trade . Some neighboring tribes allied themselves with the Yamasee against the British, launching a conflict that came to be known as the '''Yamasee War''', which lasted into 1716. The British settlers were aided by Cherokee , the Creek , and colonists from Virginia , and defeated the Yamasee at Saltketchers on the Combahee River .

The Yamasee then migrated south to the area around St. Augustine, Florida and became allied with the Spanish against the English. In 1727 the British attacked the tribe's settlement and slaughtered most of them; this and conflicts with the Creek decimated the Yamasee population. The surviors eventually assimilated into the Seminole tribe.

The Yamasee spoke a Muskogean Language . It is partially preserved in works by missionary Domingo Báez.


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