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Chesapeake Bay Versus Massachusetts Bay Jamestown (1607) Versus Plymouth (1620)/ Mass. Bay (1630)
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Purpose Jamestown(1607) To find gold To attract settlers To make MONEY Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630 ) Religious Freedom (for themselves) “City upon the Hill”/Model Christian Society
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Early Leaders Jamestown(1607) Joint-Stock Company (Virginia Company) John Smith, John Rolfe Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630 ) John Winthrop
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Religion Jamestown(1607) Anglican 1690s Church of England took stronger root Never really essential Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630) Key aspect to all life Strict moral code No separation of Church and State/ Theocracy No toleration (Roger Williams/ Anne Hutchinson)
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Land Distribution/Communinty Jamestown(1607) Uneven land distribution Plantations vs. Backwoods farmers Community held together by force and necessity Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630) Land and villages planned and shared Small towns Community based on cooperation
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Family Jamestown(1607) Predominantly males looking for gold/wealth Indentured Servants and women brought in Later slaves “20 and odd” Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630) Brought in as families Many different tradesman Strong sense of community
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Government Jamestown(1607) Secular Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) Royal Governor (paid by HOB) Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630) Theocracy Mayflower Compact (1620) Governor and Legislature
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ECONOMY Jamestown(1607) Tobacco Headright System Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630) Small farms and tradesman Later fishing and shipping
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HISTORY/LEGENDS Jamestown(1607) John Smith & Pocahontas? Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630) 1 st Thanksgiving (1621) Salem Witch Trials (1693)
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NATIVE AMERICANS Jamestown(1607) Pohattan Confederacy (Algonquian) Pocahontas (Married John Rolfe 1614=peace) Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630) Wampanoag (Narragansett) Massosoit Squanto Metacon (King Phillip)
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CONFLICTS Jamestown(1607) Indian Uprising 1622 Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630) Pequot War (1634-1638) MYSTIC King Philips War (1675- 1676)
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