Compare And Contrast Jamestown And Plymouth Colonies

The General History of Virginia and Plymouth Plantation have many things alike. Such as, John Smith and William Bradford both starting a colony. Even though, these two stories share a couple things in common they also have their differences. A difference between these two stories is the type of Native Americans they both stumbled across while building their colonies. Both stories can be compared if you spot there similarities and both stories will have their differences between them along the way.

The Virginia and New England colonists struggled to adapt to the radically different conditions of their new environments. However, that is where the similarities between the two seem to end. Both colonies boasted different economies, political systems, societies and cultures, which place them at opposite ends of the colonial spectrum.

Between the years of 1606 and 1620 two colonies were founded along the eastern cost of North America. These two colonies were known as the Jamestown colony (1606), and the Plymouth colony (1620). They were similar in that they both struggled to survive in the early years of settlement due to famine, and disease. They were different in a variety of ways with some relating to environmental factors, Indian relations, reasons for coming to the new world, and their experiences upon arrival in the new world.

Jamestown and the Massachusetts Bay Colony had many similarities and differences. Many of these differences were due to their physical location and climatic conditions. The success of both colonies can be contributed to strong leadership and the characteristics of the personalities of the settlers that inhabited each settlement. Many of the early problems in both settlements can be contributed to a lack of knowledge on the parts of the settlers along with attacks from neighboring Native American tribes.

England colonized the Americas much later than Spain and France. After three failed expeditions between 1578 and 1587 by Raleigh, John Smith finally established Jamestown as the first New World settlement in 1607. Jamestown itself almost failed, but with the help of natives, tobacco farming, and the arrival of African servants, it flourished. Puritans arrived on the Mayflower in 1620, and founded Plymouth. The Massachusetts Bay Colony formed in 1630, drawing many thousands of immigrants. Plymouth and the Bay Colony would ultimately merge into the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1691. Roger Williams started the Rhode Island Colony in 1635. After killing or pacifying most area Native Americans in the Pequot and King Philip's Wars culminating

During the 17th and 18th century, English residents felt that England was over-crowded and intolerable. They wanted to lessen these problems that rose up because of the large population increase and to establish more religious freedom (Horn). The English believed that the best way to go about this was to colonize the New World. Subsequently, many colonies began to develop, and of these colonies, Massachusetts Bay and Virginia were the most well-known. The early settlements of Massachusetts and Virginia were both established by similar groups of people at the same time; furthermore, their contrasting beginnings as a colony, views on religion, and method of economic stability all contributed to our American heritage today.

The leadership strengths and weaknesses of John Smith evoked a profound effect on the Jamestown colony. The fact that Smith actually arrived in the colony as a common prisoner and was able to achieve the leadership role that he gained is amazing. His creativity and knowledge in certain areas actually saved the colonists from attack and starvation in the early days. Some of the rules he enforced as a leader were actually instrumental in saving the colony. His skill in dealing with the natives allowed him to gain their support and continue trade that resulted in the survival of the colony.

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.

The early colonization of Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay was both recognized by the similar groups of people which bring the community spirit, their colonizing, and their government in contradictory beginnings as a colony, religion, and means of economic stability shaped two different politics and economic systems.

Long before the Founding Fathers, European countries built settlements in the wilderness of the New World. During the 1600’s, English settlers founded Plymouth and Jamestown along the Eastern Coast of North America. Puritans established Plymouth to escape the Catholic Church of England. The Virginia Company established Jamestown in search of fortune. Both settlements managed unavoidable contact with the natives. Although both Plymouth and Jamestown’s interactions with Native Americans included early encounters, diplomatic intermediaries, and peace treaties, Jamestown’s approach differed from by displaying less aggression.

Jamestown, Virginia was America’s first founded permanent English colony. It was founded on May 14, 1607 when the first English colonists arrived and discovered the land. The Virginia Company settlers landed on Jamestown looking to create a colony about 60 miles from the Chesapeake Bay. The settlement of Jamestown was one of the first cultural encounters that planted the seeds of what would eventually become the nation America is today .

    Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay were the first English colonies formed in North America in the early 1600’s. While the Jamestown settlers searched for gold, the Massachusetts Bay colonist came to escape persecution in England and obtain religious freedoms. Although Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay were both English colonies, they both share many similarities as well as differences socially, economically, and politically. Social similarities include the dealings with Native Americans. (examples of each)

During the 17th and 18th centuries, many English colonists settled into colonies in America, otherwise known as the “New World”. There were many reasons to do so, whether it be for economic benefit or to avoid religious persecution. These original 13 colonies began developing fast with the help from the English, growing population wise and government wise. Two specific areas included the New England and Chesapeake colonies. The Chesapeake colonies included Maryland and Virginia, while the colonies of New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and the Massachusetts Bay colony were part of the New England colonies. These two colonial societies shared a few similarities regarding the development of their religion and economy, they also had a few differences.

Jamestown and Plymouth were both the first successful towns in the “new world” aka United states, in the 1700’s. Jamestown was located in Virginia and Plymouth was located in Massachusetts. Both towns had their ups and downs. In this essay i will discuss the compare and contrast between the towns.

The English had two main colonies in the new world, Jamestown and Plymouth. The first colony was Jamestown, established in Virginia in 1607.Jamestown was settled by Captain John Smith, and was named by after King James I. And Plymouth is in Massachusetts it was the second English settlement in North America. The Englishmen were attempting to settle in the new area they encountered many struggles along with sickness and hunger.