YAZOO WERE A TRIBE OF TUNICA PEOPLE ON THE YAZOO RIVER, MISSISSIPPI IN HISTORIC TIMES. IN 1700 FATHER DAVION ESTABLISHED A MISSION AMONG THE TUNICA AND REACHED OUT TO NEARBY TRIBES. THE YAZOO LIKE THE CHICKASAW WERE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ENGLISH TRADERS FROM CAROLINA.
IN 1718 THE FRENCH ESTABLISHED AT A FORT NEXT TO THE ST. PIERRE TO COMMAND THE RIVER. IN 1729 THE MATCHEZ WAR BROKE OUT . THE YAZOO AND KAROA JOINED WITH NATCHEZ TO YAZOO AND KAROA JOINED WITH NATCHEZ TO ATTACK THE FRENCH, KILLING 200 PEOPLE. THEY CARRIED OFF CAPTIVES - WOMEN AND CHILDREN. THE NATCHEZ WAR WAS A DISASTER FOR FRENCH SETTLEMENTS IN LOUISIANA. THE CHICKASAW CAPTURED YAZOO AND SOLD THEM INTO SLAVERY TO CAROLINA TRADERS.
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