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Jamestown Vs Plymouth

Jamestown Vs Plymouth

Q In essay #11 of "Accessible American History," I contrast the founders of the Plymouth colony with the founders of Jamestown. Which group of people, the Pilgrims (and Puritans) or the founders of Jamestown, do you think are most representative of the nation that we became? Whose motives are the most representative of the various people who came here? Which of these groups of people - and the ways of life that they established - had the most influence on the future development of the English colonies and the United States?

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The people of Jamestown are the most representative of the nations that we became. The constant development and growth Jamestown can be considered as the major reason for today’s nation. I think geographically these people have contributed a lot to the heritage of America. The religion, law, government, language and custom of America have been influenced by this particular group of people. Jamestown was the first English settlement that was permanent in the New World. Later it was named as Plymouth