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Yamasse War 5 W's

where was it?

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Short answer — where was it?
- The Yamasee War (1715–1717) took place in colonial South Carolina: chiefly in the Lowcountry and frontier settlements around Charleston and along rivers such as the Ashley, Cooper, Edisto and Savannah. Fighting also spread into the interior/backcountry and onto what is now southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida.

If you want the full 5 W’s (brief):
- Who: The Yamasee and several allied Native towns (and in places other Native groups/Creek towns) versus British colonists of South Carolina (with colonial militia and some allied tribes); enslaved Africans were also involved in parts of the conflict.
- What: A large Native uprising against colonial authority that attacked settlements, killed settlers, and disrupted the colony’s economy and frontier.
- When: 1715–1717.
- Where: Colonial South Carolina (Lowcountry and frontier), with raids extending into present-day southeastern Georgia and northeastern Florida.
- Why: Longstanding grievances over trade abuses, unfair credit/debt practices, land loss, and the enslavement and mistreatment of Native people by colonists.

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