Jamestown, VA 1607 vs. Plymouth, MA 1620

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Jamestown, VA (1607) vs. Plymouth, MA (1620)

• Temperate weather with rocky terrain
• Religious freedom?
• Settled by merchants middle class families
• Most were educated and had survival skills
• Planned on staying in the colony
• Success leads to the investment in other colonies

• Hot, humid swampy
• Settled by 105 men
• Most lacked necessary skills
• Sought gold, and a return to England
• Tobacco led to increased investors