How are Plymouth and Jamestown alike?

Thirteen years later, 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts at a place they named Plymouth. With these two colonies, English settlement in North America was born. LOCATION OF THE SETTLEMENTS. Jamestown offered anchorage and a good defensive position. read more

Traveling aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, 104 men landed in Virginia in 1607 at a place they named Jamestown. This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Thirteen years later, 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts at a place they named Plymouth. read more

They were alike in the sense that they were both early “"New World” settlements from Europe. Plymouth, MA was settled for the religious freedom of the Pilgrims. The Pilgrims were seeking freedom from religious prosecution. Jamestown was settled in hopes of making profit. The settlers of Jamestown were hoping to expand British shipping channels. read more

-Jamestown: claiming land and riches-Plymouth: escaping religious persecution Early Setbacks:-Jamestown: inexperience, unwillingness to work, poor Indian relations, disease, starvation-Plymouth: hunger, disease, environmental hazards Religious Differences:-Jamestown: Anglican church-Plymouth: Puritans Government:-Jamestown: representative gov. read more