Native American tribes – Catawba, Cherokee, Yamasee SC Geography Native American tribes – Catawba, Cherokee, Yamasee

Major River Systems Savannah Border of Georgia and South Carolina A.C.E. Ashepoo, Combahee, Edisto Santee Saluda, Broad, Wateree, Congaree, Cooper Pee Dee River Fall Line – hard boundary where upriver navigation stops at rapids/falls. Cheraw – Pee Dee, Camden – Wateree, Columbia – Congaree, Augusta - Savannah

Landform Regions Blue Ridge Mountains Part of the Appalachian Mountain Range only 2% of South Carolina Piedmont Largest region of South Carolina, hilly with monadnocks like Paris Mountain Sandhills Former coastline of ancient South Carolina current hilly location of fall line Coastal Plain Flat swampy marshland that also feature savannahs (grass prairies) divided into inner and outer plains Coastal Zone Current coastline of South Carolina featuring wetlands, beaches, and barrier islands

Native American groups in South Carolina Eastern Woodland group stretching along the Atlantic seaboard A. Cherokee lived in the blue ridge/piedmont of South Carolina i. Divided into Lower (Upstate SC), Middle, and Upper towns ii. Lived in longhouses and typically featured two chiefs (War-Red/Peace- White)

Native American groups in South Carolina cont. B. Catawba lived primarily in the sandhills of South Carolina i. Lived near streams where fishing from dugout canoes were popular ii. Wigwam housing near game trails and agriculture

Native American groups in South Carolina cont. C. Yemasee lived primarily in the coastal plain/zone i. Muskogean and Siouan language groups that lived in Wigwams ii. Coastal during summer months and inland (20-30miles) during Fall/Winter