Merchant because I said so
Some of the diseases were new and treatments were ineffective. Malaria was deadly to many new colonists, especially in the Southern colonies. Of newly arrived men, over one-fourth of the Anglican missionaries died within five years of their arrival in the Carolinas. Mortality was high for infants and small children, especially for diphtheria, small pox, yellow fever, and malaria.
Had gotten 828 thousand square miles for 15 million dollars. Translates to 4 cents per acre and it is known as the best land deal in history especially since no one died to fight over it. It also jump started manifest destiny and the desire to explore more western territory.
