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They were the first colonies actually succeeded in establishment.

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Plymouth had the mayflower compact which set up government around the country.

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Q: Why were Jamestown and Plymouth highly important English colonies?
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What are English English colonies?

Plymouth, Jamestown, and Roanoke.


What the English colonies?

Jamestown, Roanoke, and Plymouth were some of the first English colonies.


Why are Jamestown and Plymouth English colonies?

They were founded by English settlers and were therefore under the English crown.


The first african americans in the english colonies were brought to which colony?

The first African Americans in the English colonies were brought to Jamestown.


More similarities between Jamestown and Plymouth?

Both Jamestown and Plymouth were English colonies, and were formed in the early 1600's. Both colonies were helped by Native Americans. Neither colony started as a royal colony, but both became a royal colony for some time. Both colonies struggled at their start, but eventually survived and prospered.


What did Plymouth Roanoke and Jamestown have in common?

All were English colonies that were founded in an unexplored territory miles and miles away from other European civilization.


What two larger colonies grew out of the first two English settlements at Jamestown and Plymouth?

Jamestown was the first settlement in what became Virginia (named in honor of the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth) and Plymouth was the first settlement in what would become the Massachusetts Bay colony.


What were some of the similarities between the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth?

They were both settled by the English and both struggled through hunger, disease, and conflicts with the Natives, though the colonists at Plymouth had generally good relations with them at first. The main religions of both colonies were versions of Christianity, but Plymouth was settled by Puritans, and Jamestown was operated under the Anglican church of England.


What is the second permanent English settlement?

Plymouth, Massachusettes


What states where colonized by European power?

When the colonies began in 1607 with Jamestown and 1620 with the founding of Plymouth there were no states. The US didn't exist until 1789 with the signed constitution. The 13 colonies were settled by the English.


Did the Mayflower sail to the Plymouth after the English found Jamestown?

13 years


Did the pilgrims land at Plymouth before or after the English settlement in Jamestown?

Yes.