Compare And Contrast Plymouth And Jamestown

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During the Age of Exploration, the colonies of Plymouth and Jamestown were both centers for the arrival of settlers from England. Similarities could be seen between the two, but the differences are the things that made each colony stand out from each other: the leader of the colonies; the people who originally resided in their territories; and the overall environment of each colony can lead someone to prefer one colony over the other. Ultimately, John Smith and William Bradford set out goals for the well-being of their colonies and the societies that each of their colonies became were reflections of the man that each of them were. In the colony of Plymouth, the morals and beliefs that the people held were those that unity in people would bring success to the colony. The leader of the colony, William Bradford best showed this by being compassionate, caring, and dedicated to the people of Plymouth. …show more content…
Everyone kept to themselves and John Smith added to this problem by being a leader who was not supportive of his people. The colony did not have the strong leader or foundation, so it was a colony that was built upon individualism. Their main driving force to come to the New World was money, and economic opportunities that were available. Another main thing was that the men were the head of households, it was a society based on patriarchal beliefs. Plymouth and Jamestown each had their different factors that changed them, but they also hold some similarities. Both Plymouth and Jamestown held English settlers, although the motives for settling were different the location from which they came from was the same. Starvation and death came upon both colonies because it was land that they had not yet gotten used to. One last important similarities was the presence of Native Americans within each colony. They helped supply food and as times went on they later became slaves, or servants to the English