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posted by [identity profile] astatine210.livejournal.com at 01:38am on 06/12/2004

“First: charter colonies and dissenters. By 1700, the only charter colonies in N. Am. that weren't formed/run by religious dissenters were the Carolinas. they *seem* to have more problems with piracy. Is this true, and is religion related?”

Other reasons that come to mind:

Trade
Was there more trade going on around the Carolinas, attracting more pirates? Were the Carolinas simply wealthier pickings? Stereotyping would suggest that the religious colonies, being largely Puritan, weren't throwing their wealth around with merry abandon.
Geography
Does the coastline of the Carolinas offer better havens for pirates?
Record-keeping
What if there was a fairly even distribution of piracy, but the Carolinas kept better records of it?
Corruption & Fraud
Were traders and merchants in the Carolinas more likely to lie about piracy to cover up their own fudged accounts?
Recruitment
Was it easier to recruit prospective pirates in the area? (But then, I don't know if pirates moved around too much for that to be an issue)
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posted by [identity profile] elanya.livejournal.com at 05:18am on 06/12/2004
A: trade: Actually, Philadeplphia was one of the major ports in this period. Acytually, all of the larger citites were more prosperous than the Carolinas, which were prettymuch backwaters. Piracy was bigger up there to start, especially in New York, but as the government up there came under Royal control, and new laws were passed, *Harbouring* pirates was much less of a problem. Generally, people who have strong trade networks *don't* want pirates around, and people without it do, becayse they can get stuff that they otherwise couldn't from dealing with pirates, and for less $$.

Also, the Puritans may have been religious, but they (and the Quakers) were pretty hardcore! traders. They had that whole protestant work ethic going for them too... They were *good* at it :) The Quakers were pacificts, though, which, I think, partly explains why their colonies were less inclined to involve themselves with pirates, or even legitimate privateers.

Geography: This is part of it, yes. Tha Carolinas have allll kinds of weird hid-y places, esp. North carolina on the outerbanks.

Record-keeping: Again possible, but I haven't looked ;)

Corruption and Fraud_ see above re-trade... But one of the reasons that the Carolinas had crappy trade was because they had a weak government. The people who owned the colony lived in England, and really didn't have enough power over their agents.

Recruitment: no, pirates were't generally recruited on land ;)

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