Compare And Contrast Jamestown Virginia In 1607 The First Colony Of Jamestown

Long before what we now call America there was nothing but unequipped pilgrims coming from Europe, and Native Americans. They faced many challenges including harsh climates, diseases that attacked their incognizant immune systems, and Natives who were ready to fight for what was rightfully theirs. Among these colonies two stand out, and while they share a few similarities both are profusely different; Jamestown and Plymouth.

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 after King James I. Tobacco was the main export of Jamestown, and became the basis of the Jamestown economy, sending more than 50,000 lbs of the plan back to Europe by 1618 (textbook 46). Jamestown had a very rocky start, many colonists dying in the first few years of the settlement, and the settlers had many problems with natives. Shortly after the arrival of English colonists the Natives attacked them, and were finally forced back by a canon from the English. A very uneasy truce was finally settled between the natives, called the Powhatans,

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.

Chesapeake Chesapeake were the Virginia colony named after Maryland. it's the area around the bay where Virginia and Maryland started. Jamestown an England colony was the first colony in Chesapeake. In 1607, English men and boys arrived to America to start settlement, they picked Jamestown, Virginia which became the first English settlement in North America.

One of the first permanent colonies in America was James Town in Virginia. At this time the English were quite threatened by the great expanse of Europe and Spain. They were also watching as how the new riches greatly helped these nations. In December, 1606 The Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, carrying 105 passengers set sails for the Americas. Led by Captain Christopher Newport. Back then they didn't have the advanced technology that we have now, so it took them until April, 1607 to actually arrive. Only one passenger died during the voyage. Problems began unfolding not to long after their arrival, most of those who made the journey were upper class noble men, and were insufficient in farming and other required tasks.

Virginia was made mainly because of King James, he had given a charter to the Virginia Company in 1606 and from it Jamestown was constructed (Calvo). Economic motives are what had prompted the colonization of Virginia. The key point of this colony was to expand English trade and obtain more of a variety of the goods produced. Which would all result in a financial profit that England needed (“Revolutionary City”). Freedom from religious persecution is what motivated the Pilgrims to leave England, resulting in Massachusetts Bay colony. The Puritans wanted a place where they could practice their religion freely. Connected to this is the Great Migration, which was between 1630 and 1640 where forty to sixty thousand people emigrated to the colonies in America. The immigrants of this migration were Puritans who were not being accepted in England, these immigrants preferred to settle in Mass. among other Puritans (Sonia). This growth soon caused tensions between Massachusetts Bay and England. Many later immigrants were motivated by economic opportunities in the New World and many of them settled in the colonies of Virginia, where they were always in need of laborers (Calvo). The reasoning behind each colony’s settlement is vastly

would anyone want to go to a place where dreams can come true and where the American dream was first created? Everyone was created equal and has the same opportunity to reach for what they believe in. I believe that the Plymouth colony was a better example for the American dream than the Jamestown colony. first they all worked together for the greater good of the colony. Second they had a great leader. Lastly they had help from the native American’s to learn how to farm and hunt.

JamesTown and Plymouth have their differences and their commons. John Smith belongs to Jamestown and William Bradford belongs in Plymouth. Disease, starvation, and aggressive Natives were the feature that lead to the end of many colonization attempts in the Americas. The first two successes were Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation. There were many differences, such as the type of government, the kind of relationships that claim with the local natives and the way they became self-sufficient.

Jamestown and Plymouth are famously known as starting points of America. They are the starting foundations for our country today. The men that were leaders in these colonies, such as John Smith and William Bradford, faced numerous hardships during their adventures. Jamestown and Plymouth have both differences and similarities in relations to the hardships of their settlements, such as the climate, life-threatening limitations, and way of life.

Virginia and Plymouth were one of the first colonies in the New World. They both had horrible conditions to live with including food shortages, storms, Indian attacks, disease, and frigid winters. Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in the Americas located in Virginia where colonists first landed in 1607. Six hundred people were sent in a fleet of nine vessels on a long month-long journey to Virginia.

Jamestown Virginia is the first successful colony of the english. The first colony established in north America its colony had belong to an english colony it was the first successful. Colony but there ad been another colony that had failed the colony of Roanoke. It was unsuccessful trying to be establish the colony that is what we now north carolina. Sir Walter Raleigh he was an explore for the english he unsuccessfully tried to sponsor a settlement there in 1585 but supplies had run low and the settlers abandoned it less than one year later about two years later in 1587 John white and more english colonists about 100 of them came to the same place were Walter Raleigh had settled to

At this period in history people were making their way from England to the new world to try and settle and find places to live. In 1607, John Smith voyaged to what was called the new world and they began to attempt to start colonies. The first permanent English settlement in the new world, was the Jamestown colony in Virginia. The new world began here when the people started the first of the 13 colonies. When they went to the new world, they were not aware of the struggles they would need to overcome to make it. They had struggles with food, tools, structure, places to live, and many other things. These problems made it very hard for the colony to settle there, until the Indians assisted them, but this ended up failing because of an argument

In 1606, King James I of England gave the Virginia Company permission to send a colony to the new world. The Virginia Company established Jamestown in 1607 on the James River. The settlers that had gone were artisans, soldiers and labors. There were also “gentlemen” but they did not want to deal with anything that involved work.

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 early 1600’s, England sent out its first wave of explorers to colonize in the New world which would send ripples for years to come. Roughly, a little over a decade after the establishment of Jamestown, England sent over another ship that would then colonize a new place in New England known as Plymouth. Although these two were both settled by the English, both became vastly different places by the 1700’s. This is because of the planning, execution, and goals set forth by the two groups and how they overall acted with the land and people around them, which in the end shaped the colonies in more ways than one.