Compare And Contrast Jamestown And Massachusetts Bay Colonies

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the colonization of America was a major race between the countries of Europe. In most cases, the countries were driven by all of the potential land and resources that America had. England was a large part of the race for American colonies. The English began to permanently colonize America in 1607, with the establishment of the settlement Jamestown. The English eventually obtained 13 colonies in what is currently New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and the South in current day USA. Virginia, Maryland , and Massachusetts were each from one of those three separate regions, and had similarities and differences in their social, political, economic, and religious features. Virginia was one of the Southern colonies and was home of the first permanent English colony of Jamestown. It was established as a corporate colony by the London Company. Its first settlement was Jamestown, which was rough at first, but eventually found its way. The religion of the Virginians was Anglican, although Virginia was not as strong in religion like

Massachusetts was founded by Puritans, Plymouth by separatists and Massachusetts Bay by non-separatists, and it began as a corporate colony, like Virginia. In Plymouth, they had a governor to be led by, which repeatedly was William Bradford. On the other hand, Massachusetts Bay was more of a theocracy, where the church was not officially part of their, politics, but there was not a fine line between the two. The ministers of Massachusetts Bay would be protected by the government and they also had a strong influence on members of the church, so nearly everyone. Massachusetts economy consisted mainly of agriculture such as fishing, corn, and livestock, and manufacturing involving lumber and shipbuilding. The people of the colony were mainly focused on religion and how to lead good