they settle there because they knew there was Another Country there
The sailing vessel Mayflower was headed for Virginia, but due to poor navigation and a bit of rough weather she ended up in New England.
Pilgrims chose to settle in Plymouth instead of Virginia primarily due to their desire for religious freedom and the promise of a new life in a more hospitable environment. They initially aimed for Virginia but landed in New England due to navigational errors and adverse weather conditions. The region offered them the opportunity to establish a community based on their beliefs, away from the persecution they faced in England. Additionally, the natural resources and potential for agriculture in Plymouth appealed to their needs for sustenance and settlement.
The Queengave permission for John smith to settle in Virginia .
The Mayflower passengers really had no clue in terms of where they were going to settle. While they believed it would be somewhere down the Eastern seaboard, their arrival in Plymouth pretty much dispelled that.
The reason the colonists chose to found a settlement in Virginia was because of the land and its resources. The first settlement in Virginia was the Jamestown settlement.
The sailing vessel Mayflower was headed for Virginia, but due to poor navigation and a bit of rough weather she ended up in New England.
The sailing vessel Mayflower was headed for Virginia, but due to poor navigation and a bit of rough weather she ended up in New England.
The Virginia Company of London (otherwise known as the London Company), under the leadership of Bartholomew Gosnold, was given permission by James I of England to settle and trade in Virginia. This company was a subsidiary of the larger Virginia Company that also owned the Plymouth Company that settle Massachusetts.
They were looking for religious freedom in the Virginia area and were blown off course.
Pilgrims chose to settle in Plymouth instead of Virginia primarily due to their desire for religious freedom and the promise of a new life in a more hospitable environment. They initially aimed for Virginia but landed in New England due to navigational errors and adverse weather conditions. The region offered them the opportunity to establish a community based on their beliefs, away from the persecution they faced in England. Additionally, the natural resources and potential for agriculture in Plymouth appealed to their needs for sustenance and settlement.
The Queengave permission for John smith to settle in Virginia .
Well, for one thing, they sailed aboard The Mayflower to even get to Plymouth to settle it. So, to answer your question, boats by sea primarily.
The Mayflower passengers really had no clue in terms of where they were going to settle. While they believed it would be somewhere down the Eastern seaboard, their arrival in Plymouth pretty much dispelled that.
The reason the colonists chose to found a settlement in Virginia was because of the land and its resources. The first settlement in Virginia was the Jamestown settlement.
they settle cuz they needed new stuf.
british
In virginia.