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Jamestown & Plymouth. Compare and Contrast. Jamestown Anchorage Good defensive position Warm climate Fertile soil Large plantations prospered. Plymouth Good anchorage Excellent harbor Cold climate Thin, rocky soil Limited farming Lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing trade. Location.
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Jamestown & Plymouth Compare and Contrast
Jamestown Anchorage Good defensive position Warm climate Fertile soil Large plantations prospered Plymouth Good anchorage Excellent harbor Cold climate Thin, rocky soil Limited farming Lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing trade Location
Jamestown Economic motives Virginia Company Expand English trade Financial profit from investment Plymouth Freedom from religious persecution Settle in the New World for true freedom Reasons
Jamestown Inexperience, unwilling to work, lack of survival skills Poor Native relations Disease No family unit No leadership Plymouth Cooperation Hard work Hunger Disease Environmental hazards Setbacks
Jamestown Church of England Plymouth Separatists Puritan ~ Congregational church Religion
Jamestown American government was born here Legislative assembly Plymouth Self-governing agreement Mayflower Compact Government
Jamestown Unstable Vast differences in cultures Gave up attempts to convert to Christianity and live peacefully Plymouth Survivors of epidemic befriended colonists Assisted colonists Eventually dragged into war Native Americans
Jamestown Pocahontas married John Rolfe, not John Smith John Rolfe introduced tobacco which became a major plantation crop Plymouth Priscilla Mullins married John Alden at Plymouth, not Miles Standish Legends
Jamestown Celebrated the real first Thanksgiving on the anniversary of their arrival Plymouth Pilgrims held celebration to give thanks for their bounty and blessings Origin of the holiday we celebrate today Thanksgiving