Answer;
Access to important rivers and the Atlantic Ocean played a big role in their success.
Step-by-step explanation;
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the new world, was founded by a joint stock company anxious to return a profit to investors.
Jamestown offered anchorage and a good defensive position. Warm climate and fertile soil allowed large plantations to prosper. Plymouth, on the other hand, provided good anchorage and an excellent harbor. Cold climate and thin, rocky soil limited farm size. New Englanders turned to lumbering, shipbuilding, fishing and trade.