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: The reasons that some of the early settlements in America failed could have varied, but probably the underlying cause was probably lack of being prepared. Not being prepared for the climate, the environment, or the natives, probably caused the demise of most of these early settlements. Naturally the results would have been specific depending on the colony, such as the settlers of Jamestown having initially been on the verge of starvation due to being too lazy to actually work.  (Joe B.)
 
: The reasons that some of the early settlements in America failed could have varied, but probably the underlying cause was probably lack of being prepared. Not being prepared for the climate, the environment, or the natives, probably caused the demise of most of these early settlements. Naturally the results would have been specific depending on the colony, such as the settlers of Jamestown having initially been on the verge of starvation due to being too lazy to actually work.  (Joe B.)
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: The reason that many of the early settlements in America failed was because they lacked strong leadership. For example, in 1492, Columbus started a settlement in Haiti. However, he left the settlement without a good leader and it eventually died off. In contrast, Jamestown had a strong leader: John Smith, who kept Jamestown alive.  (Ruth L.)
    
'''4.  What was the motivation for the first settlements in the Massachusetts area?  Include mention of how the Pilgrims differed from the mainstream Puritans.'''
 
'''4.  What was the motivation for the first settlements in the Massachusetts area?  Include mention of how the Pilgrims differed from the mainstream Puritans.'''
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