Comparing John Smith’s A Description of New England and William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation

The author John Smith, a pilgrim who arrived to the Americas, wrote a description of the new land in his book “ A Description of New England ”. In this book Smith shows a wonderful world of vast food and pleasure. Also, William Bradford another pilgrim who arrived to Plymouth on the coast of Massachusetts, wrote a book called “ Of Plymouth Plantation ” in which he describes what really happened, how the pilgrims actually lived. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast both authors and their books. John Smith wrote about the wonderful place the New World was, on the other hand, William Bradford wrote about the realities and difficulties of the New World.

In the Instructions for the Virginia Colony and the “City on a Hill” Speech articles, trade and religion were the two most prominent factors. Through this, we can better form the purpose of the Virginia and Massachusetts Bay colonies and how they affected the future of America. Throughout the Instructions for the Virginia Company, the investors for the Virginia Company discuss the instructions that the future colonists must abide by. The main focus throughout the piece is to find the “strongest, most wholesome and fertile place” to “better receive the trade of all the countries.”

This novel gives a vivid glimpse of life in early Jamestown. Through this book, we get the perspectives of not only people living in that time period but of actual settlers in Jamestown. Many of John Smith’s work is incorporated in this novel as well. Throughout this novel, we begin to question, how did a settlement that consisted majority of gentlemen become the first English permanent settlement? Through seventeenth-century English documents and first-hand reports, Price answers the question by showing the importance of John Smith and Pocahontas.

they both came to America and had the desire to settle land. However, that’s all these two men had in common. Captain John Smith, provided bold, leadership to the Jamestown settlers. He showed determination, bringing discipline. He prevented starvation by conversing and pleading with the Native Americans who brought them corn and bread. John Smith started for economic reasons. Smith believed in rules; furthermore, he had one of his own. “He that will not work, shall not eat.” John smith and his troops had many weaknesses along with strengths. Instead of planting crops and gathering food, they hunted for gold instead. William Bradford on the other hand was a Governor and the leader of the Plymouth Colony for thirty years after its founding. He was a giving leader. He was a compassionate man who took in orphans and help ones in need. Squanto, a translator between the pilgrims and Native American helped teach the pilgrims to farm. Bradford ignited an institute of the free enterprise system. He gave each family a parcel of land so they can grow. William Bradford also started his settlement for religious reasons. Both colonies, Jamestown and Plymouth did not start out as royal colonies. Both colonies prospered after all the difficulties they faced when they both came to the New

One thing they have in common is that both John Smith and William Bradford started a colony after coming from England to be part of the new world. Smith and his group named his colony Jamestown. While, Bradford’s group settled in Massachusetts naming his colony Plymouth. Starting a colony might be a something they share in common but, the way they built their colonies isn’t.

It was generally assumed that Roanoke would become the first of many permanent English settlements in the New World; however, those assumptions would prove false after the colonists who travelled there disappeared under mysterious circumstances. For over 400 years, the mystery of the “Lost Colony” has endured in the Chesapeake region of America and has yet to be definitively solved. Beginning in the 1580s, a series of ventures and ill-fated colonization attempts laid the context and set the stage for the greatest vanishing act in American history. From supply shortages and unfavorable weather, to misunderstandings and violent interactions with the indigenous people - all three attempts to settle at Roanoke Island were thwarted in one fashion or another. The third colonization attempt would not prove to be a “charm” for England, as these 118 colonists disappeared with little evidence of what had happened to them.

In the 16th century into the early 17th centuries, there was a rapid spread of various European nations who occupied the new American lands. Before they set out on ships to occupy, kings would send people to explore the treasuries and worth of North America’s coast. Before settling, there were already two different colonies who existed which were the New England and Chesapeake colonies. Although the New England and the Chesapeake colonies are massively different from each other, there are also many similarities that readers can compare such as their economy, geography, and religious characteristics.

In the early 1509’s-1850’s there were two Englishmen named John Smith and William Bradford that established in the colonies of British who came to the New World to share a common culture. These two men wrote journals,talking about what had happened to them in the past months and what they went through. Although they struggled and faced many challenges they did their best in order for them to survive for example, they had starvation times and although they would starve he would do his best. Bradford and Smith presented different accounts of the life on land and talked about an ideal vision of what the new land could be with the best of people colonizing the new land.Both wrote of their experience in America, were Europeans, and desired to settle the land. However, the similarities end there-while Smith roamed Virginia as a scout and a military man, Bradford planted his church community in Plymouth.

The essay discusses from the story “From the generall histroy of Virginia”, by John Smith, a histrorical narrative is about the landing and the discovery of Virginia in 1607 at a place called Jamestown, this was the first permanent english settlement in the new world, the americas. Also “From of Plymouth plantation”, by William Bradford, a historical account, is about when 13 years later about 100 settlers went on the big fancy ship called the Mayflower and landed in Massachusetts at a place they named Plymouth. With these two colonies, english settlements in north america were born. They both had some similarities and also the colonies had differences to.

Two European nations stumbled upon and colonized the Americas in the 16th-17th century. England sent out many groups to the East coast of North America in order to get their hands on two particular provinces. These two provinces were labeled as the New England and the Chesapeake. Although both nations would unite as one in the 1700’s, they were profoundly different and both provinces possessed qualities unlike the other from dawn. Also, the Chesapeake and New England founding fathers didn’t share the same intentions when they arrived at the New Old, which lead to many distinctions between the political, economic and social aspect of the two colonies.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, Europeans rapidly colonized the newly discovered Americas. England particularly sent numerous groups to colonize the eastern coast of North America. These groups separated into two regions - the Chesapeake and New England Colonies. The differences between the two colonies as it relates to their reasons for emigration, their economies, and their religious practices were distinct. Many of these original differences have faded into our collective history but many are still evident today. These differences provide insight into where we’ve come from, who we are as a nation, and where we may be headed.

In the early 1600’s, English people, attempting to escape the economic crisis that had plagued England, began migrating to the Americas and establishing colonies. The New England colonies and the Chesapeake region were both settled largely by populations of people of English origin. Despite this similarity, by 1700 the regions had evolved into two distinct societies. The difference in the kind of people that settled, the shared communal values, and the profitability of the land in these areas are what shaped these regions into contrasting societies.

Throughout William Bradford’s “Of Plymouth Plantation”, his attachment to his religion was very strong and very verbally shown throughout his work. Bradford was between the age of twelve and thirteen when he had first heard his first sermon by a minister named Richard Clyfton and he later joined with Clyfton in the year 1606. Bradford begins with “…some godly and zealous preachers, and God’s blessings on their labors…” God is already being praised in the first few sentences of this work to bless the labor of their works and throughout the land. The goal of this paper is to bring into light three different sections throughout the work, where Bradford uses his religion to prove a point and to show how his religious faith is freely expressed by leaving England.

In late seventeenth century British America, colonies were continuing to develop and grow. Despite the rise in colonial population through emigration from Europe, the Indians continued to play a significant role, especially in the issue of labor. Looking back on the many struggles that British America faced since colonization, including disease, conflict with the Native Americans, and economic issues, there was never a moment where life in the colonies was picture perfect. And it was no different for the colonists involved in Bacon’s Rebellion, which was a pivotal moment in Virginia history. This rebellion was a result of resentment towards a government decision under Governor William Berkley that Virginian farmer Nathaniel Bacon led. Beyond the fact that it was a rebellion led by colonists, it was also very influential in the shaping of the future of colonial America. The causes

The author John Smith, a pilgrim who arrived to the Americas, wrote a description of the new land in his book “ A Description of New England ”. In this book Smith shows a wonderful world of vast food and pleasure. Also, William Bradford another pilgrim who arrived to Plymouth on the coast of Massachusetts, wrote a book called “ Of Plymouth Plantation ” in which he describes what really happened, how the pilgrims actually lived. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast both authors and their books. John Smith wrote about the wonderful place the New World was, on the other hand, William Bradford wrote about the realities and difficulties of the New World.