Compare and contrast the settlement Jamestown with the settlement of Plymouth

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Compare and Contrast the Settlement Jamestown with the Settlement of Plymouth
Aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, 104 abled men arrived in Virginia in the year 1607 at a location they called Jamestown. It was the main permanent English settlement in the new world. Later on after thirteen years elapsed, 102 pilgrims on board the Mayflower arrived in Massachusetts at a placed they christened Plymouth. With these two provinces, English settlement was conceived.
Jamestown offered a safe haven and a decent defensive position. The warm atmosphere and rich soil enabled expansive estates to succeed. Plymouth gave good anchorage and an incredible harbor. The chilly atmosphere and thin, rough soil restricted the farm sizes. New Englanders opted for lumbering, shipbuilding, trade, and fishing (Maudlin and Robin 77).
The Pilgrims came for Plymouth, whereas Europeans opted for Jamestown. Moreover, the major conflict among the inhabitants of Plymouth was due to economy and religion, but in Jamestown, it was about the economy.
Freedom from religious oppression propelled the pilgrims to leave England for Holland, where people had religious freedom. Nonetheless, after several years, the pilgrims felt their kids’ faith was being undermined by the Liberal Dutch way of life, and they were in danger of losing their English legitimacy. News of the English Colony in Virginia prompted them to leave Holland and settle in Jamestown and Plymouth.

Unwillingness to work, inexperience and the absence of adequate survival instincts among many settlers, disagreements, inaction at Jamestown are some of the early setbacks experienced in these settlements. However, the pilgrims’ lifestyle embraced cooperation and hard work, even though they were tormented by disease and natural perils. The pilgrims took over Plymouth, whereas Europeans settled in Jamestown.
The colonialists of Virginia settled in a region inhabited by local Native Americans-mainly Indians-, where they experienced an unstable relationship with the natives. It was mainly due to huge contrasts in culture, beliefs between the local Native Americans, and English desire to dominate were obstructions that made it impossible for the two sides to co-exist. Following the Indian uprising in 1622, the English surrendered their attempts and lived peacefully with the locals. Before the Pilgrims arrived, an epidemic wiped out a majority of the local Native Americans. The few locals who survived later became close acquaintances with the colonists and helped them settle upon arrival.
The growth of the two English colonies, though apart geographically, contributed significantly to the America heritage of governance, language, law, religion, and custom. It is through these small beginnings that greater things have been achieved over time.
Work Cited
Maudlin, Daniel, And Robin Peel. “Bound For Boston: The Significance Of New England As The Point Of Entry For Visitors From Britain.” The Materials of Exchange between Britain and North East America, 1750-1900. Routledge, 2016. 77-94.