Chesapeake Bay Versus
Massachusetts Bay
Jamestown (1607)Versus
Plymouth (1620)/ Mass. Bay (1630)
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
Early Leaders
Jamestown (1607)• Joint-Stock Company
(Virginia Company)• John Smith, John Rolfe
Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630)
• John Winthrop
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)
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
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
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
ECONOMY
Jamestown (1607)• Tobacco• Headright System
Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630)
• Small farms and tradesman• Later fishing and shipping
HISTORY/LEGENDS
Jamestown (1607)• John Smith & Pocahontas?
Plymouth/Mass. Bay (1620/1630)
• 1st Thanksgiving (1621)• Salem Witch Trials (1693)
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)
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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