jamestown vs plymouth
By:liana gamdysey
jamestown year established
year established- may 14,1607 they established jamestown, Virginia on may 14,1607, the first permant british settlement in north america. though determined these settlers did not know what sever chalenges they would face.
jamestown location
may 14, 1607, the Virginia company explorers landed on jamestown island to establish the Virginia English colony on the banks of the James river, 60 miles from the mouth of the chesapeake bay.
who established jamestown
some 100 english colonists arrive along the west bank of the James river in Virginia to found jamestown, the first permanent english settlement in north america. dispatched from England by the London company, the colonists had said across the atlantic aboard the Susan constant godspeed and discovery.
reason jamestown was established
the reason for its establishment is two-fold. in establishing the colony, the english were able to claim the land for them selves at a time when they were competing in terms of expansion with Spain and France. tobacco was the first real money maker for the colony.
facts about jamestown
- the other 2 ships that was with the Susan content were the Godspeed and the discovery
- new part made many trips from England and back with supplies
- english did not setale right on the ocean because they feared of spanish attacks
- english did not plant soy beans
year plymouth established
plymouth colony americans first established by english separatist puritans in december 1620. the pilgrims left england to seek religious freedom, or simply to find a better life.
location of plymouth
the first settlement of the Plymouth, a location previously surveeyed and named named by captain john smith. the settlement, which served as the capatal of the colony, is today the modern town of plymouth, Massachusetts.
who established plymouth
Founded by a group of Separatists initially known as the Brownist Emigration and Anglicans, who together later came to be known as the pilgrims, Plymouth Colony was, along with Jamestown and other settlements in Virginia, one of the earliest successful colonies to be founded by the English in North America
facts about plymouth
- john carver, was elected the first governor of plymouth colony
- in november of 1620 the mayflower ship and the pilgrims landed in the new world
- december 20, 1620 the colonists moved to the site of the settlement and started to build the first house