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James Moore (Carolina governor)

c. 1650–1706 · 17th century

James Moore was an English colonist and governor of the Province of Carolina from 1700 to 1703. In 1702 he led an unsuccessful siege of Spanish St Augustine during Queen Anne's War. In 1704, with Muscogee allies, he raided the Spanish missions of the Apalachee, destroying most of them and carrying off thousands of people into slavery.

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