Question

In the early-and-mid-1700s Mary Musgrove served as a diplomat between the British in early Savannah and what Yamacraw Indian chief?

A) Chief Joseph
B) Chief Tomochichi
C) Chief Sitting Bull Eliminate
D) Chief Standing Bear

Answer 1

Mary Musgrove served as a diplomat for Chief Tomochichi.

Answer 2

Answer: B) Chief Tomochichi.

Mary Musgrove (Coosaponakeesa) was a woman of mixed Yamacraw and English ancestry in the early days of the Georgia colony. She acted as a mediator between the English and the Yamacraws. In particular, she facilitated the interactions between James Oglethorpe and the chief of the Yamacraws, Tomochichi. This allowed for the settlement of the Georgia colony.