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Compare And Contrast Jamestown And Patrick Henry

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In 1607, people from Europe left on a ship to the new world looking for gold and landed in a place called Jamestown. There was a zero chance of finding gold and they couldn't plant anything because the area was swampy and humid. Thirteen years later in 1630, the pilgrims on board of the mayflower land in a place 400 kilometers north of where they desire, in Plymouth rock. Years later, discussion occurs about Great Britain's rule over America and whether or not they should rebel. James Otis and Patrick Henry are two examples of people who did not agree with England and wanted to break away. These convincing leaders expressed themselves through speeches as well as a document written in 1764.
When the Puritans arrive in Jamestown they find that the is already occupied by Native Americans. Instead of treating the native Americans with kindness, they fight over the land and trade diseases with each other. When the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth the reaction they got from the Native Americans was a little different. In Plymouth, they decide to make friends with the Native Americans and show them how to make fire as seen in the in-class video. Puritans traded with and showed respects towards them, even though the cultures were different in many ways. Such as the way they both talk, their religious views, and their …show more content…

The pilgrims on the other hand were seeking religious freedom, and were willing to work for it. They started their own life based solely off selflessness. In my opinion I would rather have ended up in Plymouth rather than in Jamestown because of the more genuine reasons for leaving England. The settlers of Jamestown were looking for gold to make money and killed others when they couldn't find any. LaFortune said in class that one man was burned at the stake for trying to eat his pregnant wife. This is not a community I want to be a part

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