Colonization Check Point

Compare Jamestown & Plymouth: key differences in settlement, government, and Native American relations.

Jamestown and Plymouth Compare and Contrast Use your notes and your knowledge of Jamestown and Plymouth to fill in the Venn Diagram with their similarities and differences. Hint: Think about their reasons for settlement, the governments they set up, their relationships with Native Americans and how they became successful colonies. Locating Jamestown and Plymouth On the map, fill in the locations of Jamestown and Plymouth. What does religious persecution mean? What did the Mayflower Compact establish? Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact? It limited the power of future colonial governments It established a form of self-government based on a social contract It weakened the influence of religion in government It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government The Pilgrims arriving from England on the Mayflower came to America to find wealth establish peace with the Native Americans deliver supplies to the settlers escape religious persecution The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are examples of equal opportunities for women during the colonial period steps toward representative government economic agreements between the colonists and Native Americans limitations placed on colonial Americans by the British government