Compare And Contrast Jamestown And Plymouth

The colonies in the New World appeared completely different and the prospect of any unity between them seemed impossible. The colonies in New England and the Chesapeake exemplify the many differences in the culture and lifestyles of the settlers, created mainly because of the fact that their founding fathers had held separate intentions when they came to the New World.

One being their religions, in Jamestown they were Anglican, whereas in Mass. they were Puritan (Stokely). There is also the difference of geographic location. Massachusetts is located in the north where there are harsher weather conditions. Their location provided an excellent harbor and since the terrain did not allow much farming they started lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing, and trade. Virginia, in the south, where there is a much warmer climate, they had a great defensive position and were able to create prosperous plantations (Levy). The settlement in Massachusetts was made up of communities of family units because the colonists of Mass. came with their families (Sonia). Furthermore, the colonists of Jamestown were made up of individuals who understood the value of the crop tobacco, and were only there for the money. Virginia had an economy based on plantations and labor; Massachusetts was comprised of small farmers and merchants (“Instructions for the Virginia

Leaders of Plymouth and Jamestown are both compare because they both came from England, Native Americans aided the newly incorporated groups by supplying them for food, and both empires resulted in the starvation and death. However, in Jamestown, John Smith set a goal to make money and get rich, developed the idea of everyone for themselves, men were the dominant gender, and Smith abandoned the colony and never decided to return. As for Plymouth, William Bradford 's’ goal was to have religious freedom, the group helped one another, families were unity of the empire, and Bradford was more caring and considerate of his people and remained this way for the rest of his life.

On May 14, 1607, a group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company, founded the first permanent English settlement in North America. The Jamestown colonists purpose is to find gold, silver, and other resources all they want is claiming land and riches. Smith left the Jamestown settlers without a strong leader so he left all his people alone. There’s no houses for them, there’s no supplies for them to survive due to the lack of leadership. So the settlers faced many hardships they had not expected. The settlers lacked some skills necessary to contribute for themselves like farming, hunting, etc. Many settlers died not only because of starvation & disease but also during the winter many settlers starve or froze to death because they don’t have anything for that season. After all what happens to them the settler adjusted to their new lives in America. The few remaining colonists turned to local Powhatan Indians to help them learn the process of planting and harvesting corn and tobacco. The settlers relied on

To conclude Jamestown and Plymouth were very different, yet also very similar. They both had people that were colonists, but they had contrasting views and goals in their land. They were both successful due to the fact that the land of Jamestown and Plymouth still have their name till this day. Based on the information I wrote about I choose to travel and live with the colonists from Jamestown because they created peace with the Indians so they can cooperate with each other and create an

One reason that they will be more successful is that they brought more, farmers, and families. Because Plymouth brought more farmers, they weren’t focused on money, but instead wanted to survive and not die from starvation which killed most of the population in Jamestown. Evidence of this is shown in Doc B which states “ But when Spring opens, we then take the hoe, and make the ground ready to plant and sow.” This shows that when Spring time came, they were prepared and planted seeds so that they can grow food and stock for the winter time. The people in Plymouth also brought

Each of these colonies had their own struggles. Jamestown’s early setbacks were that they did not have enough food, the harsh winter, diseases, The Starving Time, and many conflicts with the Native Americans. Plymouth’s early setbacks involved the cold, harsh winters; diseases; and infertile soil. Massachusetts Bay colony’s early setbacks were cold winters, disease, lack of food, lack of laborers, and religious conflicts. All three colonies had a struggle with the weather and diseases, as would be expected when moving to a completely new location. These setbacks could be a determining factor to the success of the colonies. One main contributor to the success or failure was their relationship with Native Americans. Unfortunately, Jamestown’s

Jamestown and Plymouth were the first two successful English colonies in North America. Jamestown was first founded in 1607 and Plymouth was founded in 1620. The two colonies set a foundation for the rise of our 17th century. The colonies were a promise to settlers that would provide a life in a new world along with the one they already knew, only this new world would be across the Atlantic coast in America. Jamestown had so much to offer as well as Plymouth. Although the settlements of Jamestown and Plymouth were different they had number of striking similarities that included building relations with Native Americans and established by legislative government and they differed in several ways including economically, politically and socially.

Jamestown and Plymouth had many differences but they also had similarities with one another. Both Jamestown and Plymouth were English colonies that left England to find riches, and both of them did eventually find their riches. Also, they both colonized in North America along the east coast. Jamestown and Plymouth both overcame many difficulties while they were trying to start their colony. Even though these relationships were different, both colonies had relationships with the Native Americans.

One comparison I took from the documents was that both colonies wanted to provide a suitable place for colonies to grow. Jamestown attempted to grow food even though the Indians grew jealous and eventually made the colonist of Jamestown battle for land. “… since the year 1630 the place began to be more plenty and security, for the Indians, though not subdued, were terrified to a suspension of arms…,” said Sir William Berkeley. (Source 1) Even though Jamestown had a few difficulties beginning their colony, they continued to never give up. Upon their coming, New Plymouth began their colony with a few colonists sick and with little means. As they began building their colony, they started to prosper off the new land. The Indians were pleasant and

In the colony of Jamestown, a man named Captain John Smith came to America as a prisoner and left the colony as soon as he had the chance leaving everyone to fend for themselves. He never returned to the colony nor wanted to. He lived with the native Americans and died, but in Plymouth a man named William Bradford led the colony and survived allot longer.

Although, this problem was present in the Plymouth settlement, it was because of different reasons. The first problems became apparent when the group in Jamestown realized they had little in common, where as the Plymouth group had all come over and known each other before the expedition. Instead all these men had different motives and were working towards the bettering of themselves and not one another as a whole. The Jamestown settlement was more selfish than Plymouth. Another issue that added to the ineffectiveness of the colony was that Jamestown was full of noblemen whom had never had the desire or need to work in such laborious fashions until now. Because of this, once declared ruler, in 1608, John Smith stated that “He that will not work, shall not eat.” (Price, 108) Although this helped their current situation, it wasn’t permanent. For years to come, men still tried to tear each other down while building others up, “The colonists were not all in love with each other.” (Price, 85) John Smith would be a very good example. Throughout his time in Jamestown many of his fellow council members and the colonists were constantly attempting to find flaws in his tactics and plans; aything that could potentially end both his rein and occasionally his life. Despite

Captain John Smith and William Bradford were men who played a great significance during the colonial period. Both traveled from Europe to America in the early 1600’s. When finally arrived in America, the two had created their own colonies (Jamestown & Plymouth Plantation). They both wrote about their experience in America. Not only they became well known what they had done in America but also became great writers.

Jamestown is known to be the first prosperous English settlement, yet unfortunately the Native Americans had to pay the price. The lives of Native Americans were forcefully and crucially altered due to the Europeans choice to colonize and/or take over what had previously been the homeland of the Native

Plymouth, following Jamestown thirteen years later, was only founded in New England because its settlers were "blown off course" (allegedly on purpose) from their planned destination, the Jamestown area. England hoped to create a colony of economic worth above all else.