2nd Earl Granville

thrive more and give food to the new immigrants. However, one problem they did have was having drinking water, “the lack of good drinking water and of necessary refreshments was the most difficult thing we encountered”(Storch pg 241). Because of the geographical differences that North Carolina had and still has, was looked upon, as a perfect place to settle for most immigrants and probably was the driving force behind their settlements. One thing that was a problem when Europeans tried to originally settle in North Carolina and still was a problem with the new settlement was politics and leadership. Numerous wealthy people in Europe wanted a slice of the profit without even being there. This often led to poor leadership especially in the Granville district, which was led by John Carteret. Carteret had never stepped foot on American soil, let alone North Carolina soil. He did not have the capability of actually seeing what the colonies were like and what needed to be done to better them. He did have land agents that were used to secure revenue for him and the most hated among them was Francis Corbin who stole money and often cheated the settlers. This caused animosity between the settlers and eventually led to many riots and discontent among them (Link pgs. 81-85). This was also not the only district that exhibited difficulties and it will continue to be a problem among the settlers. A problem that began because of these difficulties was riots and a group that formed from…

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