Essay on Jamestown Vs. New England Colony

Long before what we now call America there was nothing but unequipped pilgrims coming from Europe, and Native Americans. They faced many challenges including harsh climates, diseases that attacked their incognizant immune systems, and Natives who were ready to fight for what was rightfully theirs. Among these colonies two stand out, and while they share a few similarities both are profusely different; Jamestown and Plymouth.

Jamestown, which was led by Governor John White, landed on Roanoke Island between April and late July 1587 and was a royal grantee of Sir Walter Raleigh. Jamestown was a small, self-supporting community that was suppose to be protected by the

In 1607, England sent colonists to the coast of Virginia so they could create a new settlement named Jamestown. Captain John Smith led the settlement. Over the first decade of its existence, the colony struggled simply to survive. All they wanted to do was make money and get rich. The discovery of tobacco was a great for Jamestown and they sold anywhere they could for great profits and it lasted through the 1620s. An understanding happened between Powhatan and John Smith led the settlers to establish much-needed trade with Powhatan’s tribe by early 1608. Even though several fights still broke out between the two groups, they still traded with each other. His good leadership, military experience, and determination gave discipline to the colonists and when he left Jamestown, mortality lowered.

First, they had King James l assign the First Charter of Virginia to them. It stated that the land rights to colonists for the stated purpose of increasing the Christian religion. A joint-stock company was founded to establish Jamestown with the idea to find success just as the Spanish had done. Their plan had not turned out how hey had expected, they started to starve because they were unprepared only focusing on their search for gold. The House of Burgesses decided to elect a new leader, John Smith, he said "He that will not work shall not eat!". Jamestown was on the brink of death when John Rolfe stepped in. He had stolen tobacco seeds from the Spanish and started planting the cash-crop all around Jamestown, saving the colonies life.

In 1611, Sir Thomas Dale was instructed by the Virginia Company to find a better location that would take the place of Jamestown as the new seat of the colony. Dale found a location on the James River 80 miles downstream from Jamestown and he named the town Henricus in honor of Prince Henry. The new town was expected to be the new and improved Jamestown based on its healthier environment and its further location from large bodies of water. The further location downstream provided more protection by keeping out the Spanish’s large ships.

Another component comparing Jamestown and Plymouth colonies would be their aspects on Indian relations. The English colonists arrived in Chesapeake Bay where the Powhatan Indians had been calling home for quite some time. There were over thirty Indian tribes totaling 14,000 Indians. This is where the first colony, Jamestown, was settled in 1607. I believe this created a lot of tension between the Indians and the new settlers considering the previous settling and attacks of the Spanish on the Indians. The Indians lived such a generous way of life welcoming the new English settlers by offering them food. However, the good intentions faded quickly after. The leader of the Powhatan Indians, Powhatan, was intending to entice the English through generosity and their selfless attitudes. Sure enough, this act of kindness was overlooked by the English colonists, and they immediately began searching for wealth such as tobacco. As we have spoken about in class, Jamestown was a colony that significantly valued material objects and wealth; whereas Plymouth colony did not focus their rule around that idea. The new colonists were so set on acquiring wealth that they failed to grow crops such as corn and beans. This led the English to depend more on the Indians for food since the Indians were very successful farmers and knew how to live off the land.

However, these two colonies, while both being founded by religious dissidents, had a plethora of differences and uniqueness between them. Plymouth came from a group of dissidents known as separatists that wanted to separate church from royal control. These people became known as Pilgrims. Seeking religious freedom, they sailed for 65 days on the Mayflower to form a colony in Virginia. Though their initial destination was Jamestown, the Pilgrims landed way off course and decided to set up a colony there, Plymouth. Like those of Jamestown, the Plymouth inhabitants faced many hardships and much of the population perished. However, while Jamestown survived primarily due to powerful leaders, Plymouth was saved by friendly Natives that shared their knowledge for farming and harvest which led up to a feast that became the first Thanksgiving. Though it did not explode with success, Plymouth fared much better than Jamestown and paved the way for a national

Starting with the Jamestown Colony (JC), we have the captain John Smith. He was the one that was considered the “leader” of the colony. When he was able, he took a ship to the America’s. At this time it was still called the colonies. They traveled to a place in the colonies called Virginia. He was part of the JC when he got there and they went to the colonies so that they can have the possibility of getting money by doing

Though discovered at relatively the same time the Massachusetts bay colony and the New England colony had more noticeable differences than they shared similarities. Discovered by two different men searching for two different things in their colonies resulted in two drastically different settlements. Though they were geographically similar, their sociL, economic

Picture it! December 20, 1606 London, England over 100 men, women and children board three ships to embark on a new world adventure without knowing where they will finally settle. The voyage, sponsored by the Virginia Company, was not easy with one death and arrests for mutiny before landing on Cape Henry, Virginia on April 20, 1607. Named after the King of England, Jamestown was established on May 13, 1607. The site was surrounded by water on three sides, far inland, and not inhabited by the Native population. These attributes were thought to be ideal for profit by the Virginia Company, but soon after the settlers began to struggle for survival. The Jamestown Colonists relied on Captain John Smith, cannibalism during "The Starvation

Adapting to new places can be very hard, especially long ago when there was no modern technology. People had to get used to the new setting and environment. There were changes involved, such as materials that were available, food and water, and even a change in people. This meant that there were some challenges that these people had to face, and in order to survive, these people must find solutions to this. It is apparent in the texts, “Settlement: Jamestown and the Founding of America” by James Horn and “A Day on the Trail” by Jerry Miller. In these texts, they both show the similarity of having challenges with the Native Americans, as well as having different solutions to overcome it. The Native Americans were harsh to the people and

The disastrous beginning of the settlements in Jamestown taught colonists their mistakes and methods to improve their colonies. By the end of seventeenth century, they have made a variety of accomplishments in the North America. Developments in the later colonies reflect early unsuccessful Jamestown experience, that left deep root in the New World. I think the colonists learned and applied the Jamestown lessons of leadership, relationship with Indians, and effective agriculture into other colonies by establishing organizations like the House of Burgesses in order to control colonial activities.

Jamestown, Virginia was the first colony to be established in “The New World” in 1607. The settlers travelled on three ships named the Godspeed, Discovery, and the Susan Constant, they arrived and gave it the name Jamestown after King James 1st on May 14th, 1607. The English folks which funded the voyage chose the people who would oversee the land and placed the names in a closed box on each ship, the first leader of Jamestown was Edward Winfield. The English weren’t acquainted with the lands in the sense of food and water and the English began to die from the native diseases and spoiled water. The Powhatan chief started to send food and water to the settlers. The association between the Powhatan Indians and the English didn’t last long, the

And while still in Virginia, you might want to stop through hotels in Jamestown va for a trip through Powhatan Indian village, which promises a peek into the life of Powhatan tribal groups, featuring reed housed village settings, not to forget the Jamestown Riverfront Discovery area which features tours through replicas of the three ships, Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery that made the voyage bringing the first Jamestown colonists to Virginia in 1600, with live demonstrations of the navigational and other aspects of the ship as originally

The first successful colony in the future U.S.A was Jamestown, founded in 1607. The group was made up of townsmen and adventurers more interested in finding gold than farming. It was not long, however, before a development occurred that revolutionized Virginia's economy. In 1612 John Rolfe began cross-breeding imported tobacco seed from the West