Who were these people?

For me, it is difficult to imagine life on the southern frontier between 1750-1780. Who were these immigrants who came into places like Charleston and Wilmington rather than the more typical points of entry such as Philadelphia and New York? Why did they come? What were they running to? Or from? Did they come of their own accord, or were they indentured or enslaved? How bad was life where they came from that they would risk everything and face the unknown in a land rich with promise but rife with danger? And what of those who already lived on that land? […]