Advantages And Disadvantages Of Settling In Charles Town

Settling in Charles Town That place called Charleston, South Carolina once started off as Charles Town. A man named Sir Robert Heath sparked interest to this land which caused the English to come over. The first settlement was founded at Albemarle Point but it was not easy. Settling was difficult in Charles Town because geography, resources and disease. The maps of Charles Town in 1671 were very difficult to read and understand. The maps did not show other neighboring tribes, so there were many fights over land. The maps not having enough detail made it difficult for settlers to find locations and resources. The map in doc A shows where water is and trees are but that would not help a settler who is lost. A map-maker would also have difficulties when making the map because he/she would not know where to put everything like rivers and forests. That shows how geography was a difficulty when trying to settle Charles Town.

Being located on the coast had advantages and disadvantages. Being able to trade over water, fish for food and use the water for growing crops were all advantages. Disadvantages were the water could overflow and ruin everything or there could be pirates ready to attack. Some of the animals like deer, wolves and panthers took many resources that were needed (DOC C). Resources like fertile soil were difficult to find because living near the ocean resulted in sand which you can not grow crops in. Settlers needed to know the difference in the many types of soil like clay, loam and marl in order to grow their crops (DOC