Three similarities: 1.Catawba, Cherokee and Yamassee all these three tribes belong to native american, 2. They were eastern woodland tribes of South Carolina, 3. They all spoke in same language.
Difference: 1. Though these three tribe lived in South Carolina but physiographically their location was different. Catawba lived in piedmont region, Cherokee lived in mountains and Yamassee lived in Coastal region.
Explanation:
Catawba, Cherokee and Yamassee all these three tribes lived in South Carolina. They were all native americans. They used to live in different physiographic unit like Catawba lived in Piedmont zone that is the bottom of mountain. Cherokee lived in mountain area and Yammasse lived in coastal areas.
Catawba known as river people, Cherokees are real people, Yammasse are coastal people. These tribal people used same languages for communication and do hunting, gathering, pottering for earning livelihood.