Jamestown/ Plymouth
By Sebastian Marin
Jamestown
it is locaded on the banks of the James River, 60 miles from the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay
founded by the virginia company
founded for economic reasons
house of burgesses
plymouth
they landed in cape cod masachusetts near plymouuth rock
the pilgrims established it
the pilgrims wanted to leave thee church of England so the could be left alone to worship and praise their own fait
fun facts
plymouth
- On April 1621 governor John Carver dies and William Bradford is elected governor of the Plymouth settlement.
- On1621 a second ship, the fortune, is sent by the merchant adventurers. The ship arrived with 37 new settlers who were mostly friends and relatives of the colonists
Jamestown
- When first established they were divided up into three groups. One group was to build fortifications and a storehouse and then some houses. The second group was to plant crops, and the third party was to explore for minerals and a passage to the Orient
- Susan Constant the Godspeed and the Discovery were the tree ships that got the settlers to Jamestown
sites
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/rail/highspeedrailhampton.html
http://ojhsspartanchronicles.com/4129/student-life/interviewing-my-dad-and-uncle/
http://www.goldcoin.net/gold-coin-prices.php
http://www.mysteryplayground.net/2012/11/fortune-friday-after-mayflower.html
http://www.landofthebrave.info/myles-standish.htm
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Hougham/
http://joannedi.wordpress.com/tag/plymouth/
http://paintingandframe.com/prints/others_plymouth_rock_landing-36910.html