Comparing and Contrasting Jamestown and Plymouth
Jamestown and Plymouth were two English colonies established in 17th century new world. Jamestown and Plymouth had some sort of Government, an economy, and some relations with Native Americans. Jamestown had a more formal government and freer economy than Plymouth, while Plymouth had better relations with the Native Americans.
Jamestown and Plymouth both had some form of government. Jamestown had written permission from the King to form a colony and government. Jamestown had a five man counsel that was lead by a president. Many in the colony fought over who would be president. While the Plymouth colony had their original grant of land in Virginia, they signed the mayflower compact to form a …show more content…
This was because the area Plymouth was built at had been previously populated by Natives but most of them had died before the Puritan's arrival due to a disease that wiped out their numbers. Plymouth did have some encounters and relationships with the Native Americans however, and their relationships with them were much healthier than Jamestown's relationship with the Natives in their area. Of the Natives that the Plymouth Plantation encountered, two of them, Samoset and Squanto, could speak English. This made dealings with them go much more smoothly than if neither party could speak the other's language. Both the Native population and the people of Plymouth were also more inclined to be peaceful and friendly towards one another than the people of Jamestown and the tribes surrounding Jamestown had been. Because of this, the people of Plymouth were able to make an official peace treaty with the Natives very early on in their relationship with them. In addition to being peaceful, the Natives the Puritans dealt with were also quite willing to help the Puritans survive in their new home. They brought food to the Puritans and taught them how to live and grow their own food. The Natives also made a point to show that there should be harmony between the groups. The Natives did this by returning some tools that had been stolen from the Puritans before the two groups had officially met. This helped to solidify the good relations that the Puritans and the Native Americans had with each other.
Britain established the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies in the 1600s. Although they were both English colonies, they had differences in cooperation within their respective government assemblies. They also had different focuses on industries due to their geographic regions. Lastly, their native relations were vastly different due to their starkly contrasting ideologies, and due to the differences
Jamestown and Plymouth were two English colonies established in 17th century new world. Jamestown and Plymouth had some sort of Government, an economy, and some relations with Native Americans. Jamestown had a more formal government and freer economy than Plymouth, while Plymouth had better relations with the Native Americans.
Jamestown and Plymouth both had some form of government. Jamestown had written permission from the King to form a colony and government. Jamestown had a five man counsel that was lead by a president. Many in the colony fought over who would be president. While the Plymouth colony had their original grant of land in Virginia, they signed the mayflower compact to form a …show more content…
This was because the area Plymouth was built at had been previously populated by Natives but most of them had died before the Puritan's arrival due to a disease that wiped out their numbers. Plymouth did have some encounters and relationships with the Native Americans however, and their relationships with them were much healthier than Jamestown's relationship with the Natives in their area. Of the Natives that the Plymouth Plantation encountered, two of them, Samoset and Squanto, could speak English. This made dealings with them go much more smoothly than if neither party could speak the other's language. Both the Native population and the people of Plymouth were also more inclined to be peaceful and friendly towards one another than the people of Jamestown and the tribes surrounding Jamestown had been. Because of this, the people of Plymouth were able to make an official peace treaty with the Natives very early on in their relationship with them. In addition to being peaceful, the Natives the Puritans dealt with were also quite willing to help the Puritans survive in their new home. They brought food to the Puritans and taught them how to live and grow their own food. The Natives also made a point to show that there should be harmony between the groups. The Natives did this by returning some tools that had been stolen from the Puritans before the two groups had officially met. This helped to solidify the good relations that the Puritans and the Native Americans had with each other.
Britain established the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies in the 1600s. Although they were both English colonies, they had differences in cooperation within their respective government assemblies. They also had different focuses on industries due to their geographic regions. Lastly, their native relations were vastly different due to their starkly contrasting ideologies, and due to the differences