In addition, the heavy governmental regulations placed on trade in France discouraged settlement.

This letter was in response to articles placed in the Finnish newspapers by the United States who wished to discourage settlement in Canada.

Belatedly, the Hudson's Bay Company, which had previously discouraged settlement as it conflicted with the lucrative fur trade, reversed their position.

The Hudson's Bay Company, which controlled much of the Oregon Country, discouraged settlement because it interfered with the lucrative fur trade.

Access into the region at first was difficult, which discouraged settlement.

The lack of potable water and tiny lot of arable land compared to nearby Utirik has discouraged settlement.

In the 1870s, three major canals were built, but lack of drinking and irrigation water continued to discourage major settlement.

Deteriorating relations with the Lenape, its isolation as an island, or relatively long distance from New Amsterdam may have discouraged more settlement.

Pirate raids discouraged settlement along the coast until the 19th century.

The Hudson Bay Company officially discouraged settlement because it interfered with the lucrative fur trade.