How was settlement of Virginia different from the Massachusetts?

* Founded by: Virginia Company of London, a joint-stock company

* Date founded: 1607

* Location: Jamestown, on the James River

* Economy: Initially focused on tobacco farming, later diversified into other crops and industries

* Government: Initially a royal colony, later a self-governing colony

* Religion: Initially Anglican, later became more tolerant of other religions

Massachusetts

* Founded by: Pilgrims, a group of English Puritans who sought religious freedom

* Date founded: 1620

* Location: Plymouth, on Cape Cod Bay

* Economy: Initially focused on fishing and farming, later diversified into other industries

* Government: Initially a theocracy, later became a more representative government

* Religion: Puritan