Jamestown and Plymouth Plantat

Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation The beginning of colonization was very difficult for the early settlers in the New World. Disease, starvation, greed, and aggressive Native Americans were factors 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 between the two, such as the type of local government established, the kind of relationships maintained with the local natives and the …showed first 75 words of 367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 367 total…England area. Jamestown on the other hand cultivated many varieties of tobacco and exported it to Europe. Tobacco was in such high demand that the Virginia Company of London pumped more people and money in to the colony when they discovered that tobacco was a moneymaker. The main difference between Jamestown and Plymouth is money and freedom. Jamestown was founded in the hope for a profit. Plymouth was founded in the name of religious freedom.