Jamestown/Plymouth

Location Jamestown –Warm climate –Fertile soil –Good defensive positions Plymouth Cold climate Rocky soil Excellent harbor Lumbering Fishing Trading

Reasons Jamestown To expand English trade Wider markets Financial profit Plymouth Religious freedom Keeping heritage

Setbacks Jamestown –Lack of survival skills –Lazy –Problems with natives –Disagreements –Lack of family unit Plymouth –Hardworking –Cooperative

Religion Jamestown –The Anglican faith Plymouth –The puritan of congregational church

Government Jamestown representative Plymouth –Self governing

Native Americans Jamestown –Unstable –In the end they lived peacefully Plymouth –They started peaceful –Ended in war

Thanksgiving Jamestown –Celebrated the thanks for the ships arriving Plymouth –Was for bounty and blessing –Traditional form of thanksgiving Both- Some sort of thanksgiving celebration