During the colonial era England strove to cash in on the riches being found and exported from the "new world." In an effort to do this, the Jamestowne and Plymouth colonies would be formed. Though these colonies were similar in some ways they were largely different.
Economically, Jamestowne was the most profitable of the two colonies even though
Jamestowne did not always return a profit to England. Because the Virginia Company thought the new world would contain an abundance of gold and silver, the majority of the crew on the
Jamestowne colonist ships were gold miners, jewelry smiths, and noble in nature. The
Jamestowne colonists were disappointed to find out there was a lack of gold and silver. These colonists would struggle to survive their first …show more content…
The goal of the trade agreement was two-fold: not only would this help Jamestowne get trade items it needed, it also created a barrier between Jamestowne and the more aggressive Indian villages. One of the prominent colonist, Nathaniel Bacon, was unfortunately opposed to the trade agreement. Bacon believed that the only way of protecting the colony was to eliminate the local Indians with force or enslave them. Though Barkeley denied Bacon's request to do this, Bacon rallied an army of colonists and proceeded with his plan. After raiding
Indian village, Bacon would rally enough support to kick Barkeley out of control and become the new governor. This was coup was short lived due to Bacon's tragic early death, after which
Berkeley would again take control of the colony.
As opposed to the Jamestowne colony, the Plymouth colony developed a list of rules and rights beforelanding which would dictate how the colony would be set up and run. This set of rules and right, where named by the colonists the "Mayflower Compact." With the Mayflower
Compact in place, Plymouth was able to stay organized and had few governing problems.
Furthermore, Plymouth had much better relations with the local Indian tribes. Instead of
Economically, Jamestowne was the most profitable of the two colonies even though
Jamestowne did not always return a profit to England. Because the Virginia Company thought the new world would contain an abundance of gold and silver, the majority of the crew on the
Jamestowne colonist ships were gold miners, jewelry smiths, and noble in nature. The
Jamestowne colonists were disappointed to find out there was a lack of gold and silver. These colonists would struggle to survive their first …show more content…
The goal of the trade agreement was two-fold: not only would this help Jamestowne get trade items it needed, it also created a barrier between Jamestowne and the more aggressive Indian villages. One of the prominent colonist, Nathaniel Bacon, was unfortunately opposed to the trade agreement. Bacon believed that the only way of protecting the colony was to eliminate the local Indians with force or enslave them. Though Barkeley denied Bacon's request to do this, Bacon rallied an army of colonists and proceeded with his plan. After raiding
Indian village, Bacon would rally enough support to kick Barkeley out of control and become the new governor. This was coup was short lived due to Bacon's tragic early death, after which
Berkeley would again take control of the colony.
As opposed to the Jamestowne colony, the Plymouth colony developed a list of rules and rights beforelanding which would dictate how the colony would be set up and run. This set of rules and right, where named by the colonists the "Mayflower Compact." With the Mayflower
Compact in place, Plymouth was able to stay organized and had few governing problems.
Furthermore, Plymouth had much better relations with the local Indian tribes. Instead of