The malcontents were a group of people who came after the original settlers came. They came without help from the trustees so they didn't have the same loyalty as the other settlers did. They didn't like the rules that were put in place by the trustees, that's why they are called malcontents. For example, the trustees put in a rule that didn't allow slavery. They were upset with this because they had enough money to buy slaves, they thought that it was keeping them from reaching their economic potential.