What was the difference in purpose between the Massachusetts and Virginia colonies?

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  • What was the main difference between the settlement of Virginia and the settlement of New England?
  • How were the governments of Virginia and Massachusetts different?
  • What was one difference between the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Jamestown colony?

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Jamestown - location

Virginia-Jamestown offered anchorage and a good defensive position. Warm climate and fertile soil allowed large plantations to prosper.

Plymouth - location - Plymouth was settled 13 years after Jamestown

Massachusetts-Plymouth provided good anchorage and an excellent harbor. Cold climate and thin, rocky soil limited farm size. New Englanders turned to lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing and trade.

Jamestown - reasons for the colony

Economic motives prompted colonization in Virginia. The Virginia Company of London,(A JOINT STOCK COMPANY)organized in 1606, sponsored the Virginia Colony. Organizers of the company wanted to expand English trade and obtain a wider market for English manufactured goods. They naturally hoped for financial profit from their investment in shares of company stock.

Plymouth - reasons for the colony

Freedom from religious persecution motivated the Pilgrims to leave England and settle in Holland, where there was more religious freedom. However, after a number of years the Pilgrims felt that their children were being corrupted by the liberal Dutch lifestyle and were losing their English heritage. News of the English Colony in Virginia motivated them to leave Holland and settle in the New World.

Jamestown - early setbacks

Inexperience, unwillingness to work, and the lack of wilderness survival skills led to bickering, disagreements, and inaction at Jamestown. Poor Indian relations, disease, and the initial absence of the family unit compounded the problems.

Plymouth - early setbacks

Cooperation and hard work were part of the Pilgrim's lifestyle. Nevertheless, they too were plagued with hunger, disease, and environmental hazards.

Jamestown - government

In 1619, the first representative legislative assembly in the New World met at the Jamestown church. It was here that our American heritage of representative government was born.

Plymouth - government

Since New England was outside the jurisdiction of Virginia's government, the Pilgrims established a self-governing agreement of their own, the "Mayflower Compact."

Jamestown - relationship with Native Americans

The Virginia colonists settled in the territory of a strong Indian empire or chiefdom. English relations with the Powhatan Indians were unstable from the beginning. Vast differences in culture, philosophies, and the English desire for dominance were obstacles too great to overcome. After the Indian uprising in 1622, the colonists gave up attempts to christianize and live peacefully with the Powhatans.

Plymouth - relationship with Native Americans

Prior to the Pilgrims' arrival, an epidemic wiped out the majority of the New England Indians. Several survivors befriended and assisted the colonists. Good relations ended in 1636 when the Massachusetts Bay Puritans declared war on the Pequot Tribe and Plymouth was dragged into the conflict.

CONCLUSION

The growth and development of these two English colonies, though geographically separated, contributed much to our present American heritage of law, religion, government, custom and language.

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How were the governments of Virginia and Massachusetts different?

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What was one difference between the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Jamestown colony?

Jamestown presented more prospects to colonists than Massachusetts Bay Colony by allowing more than one religion, workers rights, and freedom of speech. Jamestown settlers had a bond from England guarantees the rights of settlers, as they would have had it in England.

What was the purpose of the Virginia colony?

The colonial period The purposes of the representatives of the Virginia Company of London, who landed at present-day Jamestown in May 1607, were not only to colonize but also to Christianize, to open new areas for trade, and to guard against further inroads by the Spanish, who already had colonized what is now Florida.

What was the purpose of Massachusetts?

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded by the Puritans, a religious group in England. They founded their colony to escape religious persecution and hoped to build a model religious community in the Americas.

What was the main difference between Virginia and New England settlers?

How were New England settlements different from Virginia settlements? New England's strong religious values restricted settlement far from the center of town, while Virginia's pursuit of wealth pushed settlers to the coast, and away from others.