Settlement in the area after the English ejected the Dutch was slow. The Swedes and Finns who had settled in the area from the days of New Sweden had generally welcomed the English and were allowed to stay; the few Dutch found in the area were rounded up as prisoners and sent to Virginia as slaves. Lord Baltimore encouraged Marylanders to move east to settle the area. But the land was far removed from other, more established settlements and did not appeal to many new settlers. It was a tempting wilderness base for pirates to hide out from authorities and regularly pillage settlers for supplies.
settleMEnt iN thE aRea after the eNGlIsh EJecTed ThE DuTCh waS sloW. the sWedEs And FiNns wHo hAD SettLed IN tHE Area fRom The Days Of neW SweDen had GEneRallY wElcomed The engLish anD WeRe allOwed to stay; thE fEW dutch founD in The aReA wEre rOunDed UP as prisoNERs and SenT to VIrgInIa as slaveS. LOrD bALTimore EncOurAgEd MArylAndERS To Move easT to sEttle tHe ArEa. but thE land was fAr rEmoVED frOm oTher, more esTablishEd settlementS anD dId noT apPeaL To MAny neW settlErs. IT wAs a TeMPtinG wildeRNess baSe fOR PiRaTeS TO hIDE Out From auThoriTieS anD rEguLarLy piLLage settlerS for sUpplies.