The main object of the settlers at Massachusetts Bay colony was to escape the King's religion. Jamestown settlers were different from the Puritans in that they were not seeking religious freedom, but they were totally loyal to the king. Their main goal was to expand the British empire and gain wealth for themselves.104 men landed in Virginia in 1607 at a place they named Jamestown. This was the first permanent English settlement in the New World.Thirteen years later, 102 settlers aboard the Mayflower landed in Massachusetts at a place they named Plymouth. With these two colonies, English settlement in North America was born. Economic motives prompted colonization in Virginia.The Virginia Company was organized in 1606, sponsored the Virginia Colony. Organizers of the company wanted to expand English trade and obtain a wider business. They naturally hoped for financial profit from their investment in shares of company stock.Freedom from religious persecution motivated the Pilgrims to leave England and settle in Virginia colony motivated them to leave Holland and settle in the New World.There are church members who wanted to purify a reform the church of England.The three reason for leaving are escaping religious persecution,political repression and dismal economic conditions.The settlers at Jamestown were members of