Question

Which of these Native American groups were CLOSEST to the area of modern-day Georgia?

A) Mohawk

B) Powhatan
C) Waccamaw
D) Yamasee

Answer 1

D: Yamasee

Step-by-step explanation:

The Yamasee were found along what is now the coast of Georgia, close to Savannah. You can also see that the Cherokee and Creek were close to Georgia, as well.

Answer 2

D) Yamasee

Step-by-step explanation:

Those were the Yamasee tribe. They were settled on the soil of today's Georgia, North Florida and South Carolina. They never accepted Christianity as some other tribes in the region.

Most of them were slaughtered in 1727 by the British army, and have extincted since then.