Jamestown/Plymouth

Poor management

Lack of food

Frequent wars with Spain

Searching for gold instead of planting crops

It limited the king's power to raise taxes without consulting nobles and church leaders.

It established the first English colony in America.

It gave women the right to vote.

It abolished the monarchy.

Some Africans were slaves for life.

Africans could own land and property before the 1600s.

All Africans were immediately enslaved upon arrival.

By 1644, about 300 Africans lived in the colonies.

To seek gold and silver

To practice their religion freely

To escape from slavery

To find new trade routes

To establish a trade agreement with Native Americans

To create a system of self-government

To declare independence from England

To set up a church in Plymouth