They were both first permanent settlements on the soil of the North America.
Explanation:
The English established their first successful, permanent colony in North America in Jamestown in 1607 in Chesapeake Bay, which eventually grew into a Virginia colony.
In 1620, a second permanent colony was established in Plymouth, followed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630.
These settlements in present-day Virginia and Massachusetts gave the English the basis for the establishment of more colonies and resulted in significantly increased settlement activity.
