Palmer’s Raid: The End of an Era English activity at Fort King George was only one of the governor’s military problems in the years following Queen Anne’s War. Organizing Indian raids on Carolina was also his responsibility. One offensive tactic that proved effective was to pay Yamasees and Lower Creeks to harass English settlements located in southern Carolina. Ravaging the small farms of English colonists, these Indians kept the frontier continuously in a turbulent state and prevented the extension of English territory through effective occupation. Governor Benavides was especially active in sending Indians into Carolina to counteract the erection of Fort King George. In June, 1727, for example, residents on the Carolina border were so apprehensive about Indian raids that they asked the governor’s permission to allow them to remove to Beaufort on the coast. (Tepaske GSF)