What is a significant difference between the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies?
A - One colony included hardworking families while the other had too many gentlemen.
B - One colony was a miserable failure while the other was a huge success.
C - One colony had mostly Puritans while the other had mostly conformist Protestants.
D - One colony survived on Indian labor while the other depended on the colonists' labor.
E - One colony became a royal colony while the other maintained its chartered status.

I feel that the answer to this could be A or B, but I'm not sure...

Question

What is a significant difference between the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies?
A - One colony included hardworking families while the other had too many gentlemen.
B - One colony was a miserable failure while the other was a huge success.
C - One colony had mostly Puritans while the other had mostly conformist Protestants.
D - One colony survived on Indian labor while the other depended on the colonists' labor.
E - One colony became a royal colony while the other maintained its chartered status.

I feel that the answer to this could be A or B, but I'm not sure...

anonymous · Answer

Let me see...

ironhide · Answer

I know that Plymouth did better than Jamestown, so B could be it, but the option just feels too no-brainer, yknow?

I questioned D, but I don't think that Jamestown made the Indian's work, did they? I thought they were just on unpleasant terms, while Plymouth lived in peace with the Native Americans.

anonymous · Answer

(I'm doing to questions at once, so I'm going to look more carefully now.)

In the meanwhile, I believe that you're right, one did much better than the other. 

However, neither used Indian labor.

ironhide · Answer

Okay, I didn't think either used NA labor.

I do remember Plymouth having more adversity and being able to get more done and succeed more because of it. Which again leads me to A or B...

anonymous · Answer

Let me review the other choices for a second.
(Oh, and by the way, I look and we can rule out C. And both were technically royal (Well, Virginia was made royal), so far as I remember.)

I'm leaning towards A, but I have to look up the populations of Plymouth.

ironhide · Answer

Oh yeah, C, I forgot to say can be ruled out, and D. And E too then?

B just seems too open, which is weird cos this class always gives me trickish questions. Also, I don't think Jamestown failed MISERABLY, just didn't succeed nearly as well as Plymouth.

anonymous · Answer

Yep. All three are gone.
And, I looked. Jamestown was filled with men, Plymouth was a mixed group. So, A

ironhide · Answer

Ah, knew it! Thank you for your help and for helping me decide!

anonymous · Answer

You're welcome!