Question

How were the political structures of the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies different?

Answer 1

Basically both these regions, Plymouth and Jamestown had their locals as Indians. The differences, however, were those of the people who later on came to the region. In Jamestown, it was Europeans and in Plymouth it was Pilgrims. In Jamestown the conflicts were on the economical issue while in Plymouth, it were on economy and religion as well. In Jamestown, the Europeans were dependant on Indians because they could not cultivate land whereas in Plymouth, the Pilgrims were not dependant on Indians since they could cultivate the land. In Jamestown, there was no killing or barbarism whatsoever since the Indians were so generous and even though Europeans hated them, still there was no such thing. In Plymouth, the Pilgrims killed Indians for various reasons and enjoyed the fact they were slowly taking over the whole region with their power. There was a time when a disease badly hit the Indians of Plymouth and because their state was already low, they faced a lot of problems at that time.

Answer 2

The correct answer is D) The Plymouth colonists did not settle in the area specified in their charter, so they wrote their own governing rules.

The political structures of the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies were different in that the Plymouth colonists did not settle in the area specified in their charter, so they wrote their own governing rules.

Virginia was settled in 1607 and founded Jamestown. In 1620, the Puritans arrived at Massachusetts in the Mayflower ship and settled in a place they called Plymouth. Since they were traveling in the ship, the Puritans established its own form of government that was written in a document they called the "Mayflower Compact."

The other options of the question were a) The Plymouth Colony was organized around its charter, which gave colonists the same rights as other Englishmen, b) The Jamestown colonists were largely separate from English rule once it was clear they were not going to find gold, and c) The Jamestown charter provided the colony with the basis for a system of consensual self-government.