North Carolina Immigration

When the Europeans first came to, what is now known as North Carolina, they struggled to make it and eventually ended up settling in Virginia because of numerous reasons, political, geography, and culture. The Virginia colony finally figured out a way to turn profit and the settlers began settling in North Carolina again. Because North Carolina lacked a deep port they relied heavily on their surrounding colonies to get food and supplies, as well as more immigrants to work. America began to thrive and because of this, was seen across Europe as a place to work and have religious freedom. North Carolina was beginning to shape geographically, politically, religiously, and through diversity through these growing immigrants and settlers. North Carolina has had a great diversity with its’ geography, ranging from the coast, to the plains, and the mountains. North Carolina also had four different seasons with winter and summer being harsh on the settlers. Since the settlers were able to find ways to sustain themselves by mastering agriculture it allowed them to be able to 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 them, the Regulators. They came to be known during governor Tryon’s reign and was caused by the Stamp Act. “Regulators sought to protest the payment of taxes, petition officials, and disrupt the administration of justice at their own local levels”(Link pg. 90). Tryon tried to convict the leaders of the Regulators of crimes but one was let off while the others were convicted of minor crimes. The Regulators came to an end with the execution one of their own and arrest of the others, however some were able to flee. This event added to the reasons that the colonies had to push for the Revolution. Religion was always a key factor among Europeans since Henry VIII and continued to be a problem with his successors. …show more content…
The “New Land” was seen as an opportunity for Religious expression and many from all over Europe traveled to America to be able to practice their own religion. As the immigrants migrated they brought over the Anglican Church, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Quakers, Protestantism, Baptist, and many more. For example, Reverend Roschen, who Storch, wrote about, he was able to come over and obtain land and had a set salary and help with the Lutheran Church. These religions did bring rift with them, soon the backcountry and the coastal Carolinians over slaveholding and other problems (Link pg. 88). Diversity stemmed mainly from the immigrants that were coming over but there was still a huge population of slaves. Many of the Immigrants were English, Germans, Scottish Highlanders and Scot-Irish. However, there was a mentality among the Germans that they need to procreate with Germans and