Jamestown, Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Sponsored by the Virginia Company of London, Jamestown was founded on the basis of economic motives. As news of the economic opportunities spread throughout England, entrepreneurs of this company planned to expand English trade and the market for goods manufactured in England, and to reap the raw materials that would be found in the not yet harvested land.
[...] Plymouth on the other hand was founded by a small group of settlers in search of their own religious freedom and a place to establish their own community and culture. While Jamestown was made up of mostly businessmen, whole communities and families traveled to Plymouth from England. Plymouth also never experienced the huge loss of life that was experienced by Jamestown. Plymouth in fact reported lower mortality rates than any of England's other colonies, which allowed for relatively stable population growth. (Heinsohn) The settlers of Plymouth spread all throughout the Northern colonies of America. [...]
[...] (Boroughs) The Civil war unified the North and the South so that America maintains the values of both Plymouth and Jamestown in modern society. In urban, industrial cities, people are there for the purpose of making a profit, and religion is not a factor to be discriminated against. Our government holds a separation of church and state. In the spirit of Jamestown, it is recognized that if a community is to thrive economically, that distinction between economy and religion is imperative. [...]
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