the settlers from Plymouth were searching for religious freedom. They wanted to freely practice their puritan religion without any struggles with the governments disapproval or disagreement.
the settlers from Jamestown were mostly made up of gentlemen seeking fortune.
Jamestown settlers went to Jamestown to get rich. Plymouth settlers went to Plymouth for religious freedom.
to survive... off t he ship
Plymouth, Massachusettes
Jamestown was the first settlement in what became Virginia (named in honor of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth) and Plymouth was the first settlement in what would become the Massachusetts Bay colony.
Plymouth colony in 1620 was the first permanent settlement. Jamestown could be counted as one, but it came in 1607 to look for gold and wasn’t meant to be permanent. Plymouth was families and intentioned to remain.
First English settlement is Jamestown located in Virginia.
Depens on who was settleing...The oldest Indian settlement could be anywhere because no one knows which tribe truly settled first. The oldest European Settlement is St. Augestine in Florida, which was founded by the spanish. The first English was Jamestown in Virginia....the list goes onJamestown.
Jamestown was settled first.
Plymouth, Massachusettes
Permanent colonization of the New World began in 1607 with the English settlement of Jamestown, in what we now call Virginia. From the beginning, Jamestown, which was named after King James I, had its troubles.
Yes.
It was called Plymouth Colony. Or somtimes New Plymouth or Plymouth Bay Colony.
Plymouth was the first settlement in Massachusetts.
Plymouth Rock
john smith helped to keep the settlement alive
Jamestown was the first settlement in what became Virginia (named in honor of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth) and Plymouth was the first settlement in what would become the Massachusetts Bay colony.
to survive... off t he ship
The first attempt at permanent settlement was in 1587 on Roanoke Island, in what is now North Carolina. It was unsuccessful. The first successful permanent settlement was in Jamestown, Virginia. It was founded in 1607 and suffered some terrible hardships but ultimately it prevailed.
Actually, the first Thanksgiving was in Jamestown, Virginia(the first settlement for the English in North America.