SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
FOUNDING OF THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES
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Jamestown was settled by England and Plymouth by Spain
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The travelers went across different oceans to arrive in North America
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Jamestown is a colony while Plymouth is another country
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Jamestown was founded for economic reasons while Plymouth was found for religious freedom
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Detailed explanation-1: -Instead of growing cash crops, settlers turned to lumber, shipbuilding, and fishing for trade. Unlike the settlers of Jamestown, the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony were dissenters from the Church of England. They came to the New World so that they could freely practice their religion without fear of persecution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jamestown offered anchorage and a good defensive position. Warm climate and fertile soil allowed large plantations to prosper. Plymouth provided good anchorage and an excellent harbor. Cold climate and thin, rocky soil limited farm size.
Detailed explanation-3: -One similarity is that each colony had a large number of deaths after winter. One difference is that Plymouth colony had a good relationship with the Native Americans and Jamestown didn’t have a good relationships with them. A second difference is that the two colonies came for different reasons.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which of these is an accurate comparison between the Jamestown and Plymouth settlements? Both brought entire families in the early years of their settlements. Both came seeking freedom to worship in the manner they chose.