Jamestown vs Plymouth: England's American Strategy (1607-1620)
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England pursued two models for American colonization: the profit-driven Virginia Company at Jamestown and the religious-freedom Pilgrim settlement at Plymouth. Both survived, shaping different American traditions.
Jamestown (Commercial Colony)
1607
year
Gold, trade, profit
motivation
Joint-stock Virginia Company
funding model
Nearly failed — saved by tobacco
outcome
Plymouth (Religious Colony)
1620
year
Religious freedom
motivation
Self-funded separatists
funding model
Survived — Mayflower Compact as self-governance model
outcome
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