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Question 7 • FL-2100010-M/J United States History A-CR

What led to the Tuscarora War between Carolina settlers and American Indians in 1711?

Answer

The local tribes attacked Jamestown and burned it to the ground.

The settlers captured American Indians to use as enslaved labor.

The American Indian tribes began to encroach on the settlers’ land.

American Indians interfered with trade between the settlers and Britain.

Explanation

The Tuscarora War was driven by conflict over settlers’ encroachment and abusive treatment of Native people, including kidnapping and selling them into slavery. The choice that identifies settlers capturing American Indians for enslaved labor is B. Land pressure was also part of the conflict, but the stated trigger emphasized in this question is enslavement.

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