Tuscarora War Student Sheet

  1. Between 1650 and 1710, what area of the northern part of Carolina was settled?
  2. Where did most of these settlers come from?
  3. What was the major cash crop for these settlers? Why is that important?
  4. Why did the settlers moving into this area begin to require more land?
  5. Where did they look for new land?
  6. What prevented them from acquiring as much as they wanted?
  7. Why do you think these tensions led to violence?
  8. Why did the Tuscaroras plan their attack for the fall of 1711?
  9. Due to the initial Tuscarora attack on 23 September 1711, how might the colonists have viewed the Tuscarora War?
  1. Why did the governor have to ask for help from Virginia and the southern part of Carolina?
  2. Which group helped and why did the other not participate?
  3. How were the colonists able to defeat the Tuscaroras?
  4. What happened to the Tuscarora Indians?
  5. What were the effects of the war on the North Carolina settlers?