Jamestown and Massachusetts Bay Colony both had great impacts for the thirteen colonies. Jamestown was the first surviving settlement for the English in the Americas. Jamestown’s survival caused more settlers to come to the Americas in the belief that they too could survive. The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay colony believed only Puritans should have a “voice” over the colony. Non-puritans left Massachusetts to start a new colony because they didn’t want to be pressured to follow the beliefs of the Puritans.
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Jamestown went through many terrible times, even through the terrible times Jamestown survived. King James the 1st gave a charter to the Virginia Company, which …show more content…
In 1630, a group of more than 15,000 puritans landed in Massachusetts to escape persecution and bad economic times, they called this movement the “the Great Migration”. Once landed, the Puritans named the colony Massachusetts Bay. This colony was ruled by John Winthrop, who was an energetic governor/minister, had an authoritative rule, and believed that power was limited to Puritans. The Puritans had conflicts with the Plymouth colony who were Separatists (Pilgrims) because they had a different belief which the Puritans had no tolerance for. The conflicts would have never happened if the Pilgrims didn’t get blown off course and land in Massachusetts instead of Virginia. They only had permission to land in Virginia, so they created a document called the Mayflower Compact, which allowed them to govern themselves.
The Jamestown and Massachusetts had many differences, but they also had similarities. Jamestown was in Virginia while Massachusetts Bay was in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Bay was formed for religious freedom while Jamestown was formed to make profits. Jamestown was in the Southern Colonies while Massachusetts Bay was in the New England Colonies. Massachusetts Bay already had a colony in the state while Jamestown didn’t. They both came from England; discovered natives had already occupied the land, and both leaders first names were
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Jamestown went through many terrible times, even through the terrible times Jamestown survived. King James the 1st gave a charter to the Virginia Company, which …show more content…
In 1630, a group of more than 15,000 puritans landed in Massachusetts to escape persecution and bad economic times, they called this movement the “the Great Migration”. Once landed, the Puritans named the colony Massachusetts Bay. This colony was ruled by John Winthrop, who was an energetic governor/minister, had an authoritative rule, and believed that power was limited to Puritans. The Puritans had conflicts with the Plymouth colony who were Separatists (Pilgrims) because they had a different belief which the Puritans had no tolerance for. The conflicts would have never happened if the Pilgrims didn’t get blown off course and land in Massachusetts instead of Virginia. They only had permission to land in Virginia, so they created a document called the Mayflower Compact, which allowed them to govern themselves.
The Jamestown and Massachusetts had many differences, but they also had similarities. Jamestown was in Virginia while Massachusetts Bay was in Massachusetts. Massachusetts Bay was formed for religious freedom while Jamestown was formed to make profits. Jamestown was in the Southern Colonies while Massachusetts Bay was in the New England Colonies. Massachusetts Bay already had a colony in the state while Jamestown didn’t. They both came from England; discovered natives had already occupied the land, and both leaders first names were