Compare And Contrast The General History Of Virginia And Of Plymouth Plantation

In the stories “The general history of Virginia” by John Smith and “Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford, there are many similarities and differences between these two.

The stories called “The General History of Virginia” and “Of Plymouth Plantation” are both similar and dissimilar stories. These stories were journals of two different people going through the process of building their own town. Even though these stories are very much different from each other, they both talk about the same thing. They both want to build a town where the number of population is very high. Although “Of Plymouth Plantation” is a story where religion is something they do, something they have faith on, it helps them. It helps them in a way because they are starving and have no food nor water. But, having faith is what helps them go through the struggle of starvation. In the other story “The General History of Virginia” they are

Jamestown was founded in the spring of 1607. It was to be the first permanent English settlement in the “New World” - where it was commonly thought that this new land would contain riches, a myriad of hidden trade routes to China, and more! However, Jamestown wasn’t without it’s dangers - they didn’t have the best environment, most settlers had little to no survival skills, and their relationships with the Indians were strained.

Smith’s and Bradford’s Journey Captain John Smith and Governor William Bradford were both influential men during the seventeenth century. They were both American writers that came to America to write about the New World. Their writings of the two writers describe the advantages and disadvantages of coming to the New World. Although these two men have similarities, they also have differences between them.

To many Europeans in the early 17th century the Americas seemed as a new land of opportunity. John Smith and William Bradford were two of the first men who left England seeking adventure and freedom in the New World. Both groups had difficulties while trying to form their colonies and Smith and Bradford were both elected to lead. While they were both great leaders they had very different lives before their journey from England. While starting their new colonies they also took different approaches to making the land habitable. One of the most notable differences between John Smith and William Bradford was their writing style. John Smith and William Bradford were very different people in

Although both Bradford and Columbus address the New World and the native people, their views differentiate immensely. In Of Plymouth Plantation, Bradford depicts the environment of the New World as “a hideous and desolate wilderness, full of wild beasts and wild men” (Bradford 168). Bradford also describes the native people as “savage barbarians” (Bradford 168). Bradford suggests the New World as a stark wilderness that did not possess the proper essentials in order for him and his fellow Pilgrims to thrive. In addition, he suggests that the savage natives would have little to no respect of any “outward object” (Bradford 168). Therefore, he qualifies how the New World would provide no means of prosperity for his people. As for Columbus, he

The essay discusses from the story “From the general history of Virginia”, by John Smith, a historical 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 historically had some similarities and also the colonies had differences too.

When governing and leading their people, William Bradford and Dekanawida had the same philosophy. They both strived to unite their people and maintain peace. When governing the new colonists of the Plymouth colony, Bradford sought to create unity and work together. He wanted the colonists to work

William Bradford’s belief is Puritanism lead him on a voyage with others to Massachusetts. His encounter with the Natives, although not completely negative, was bias based on his beliefs. In England, the social structure was completely different then that of the Native Americans. In Chapter XIV, Bradford noted different customs he noticed that the Natives portrayed. The natives shared land among each other. The chief was said to assign land

Jamestown was founded in 1607, but the charter was signed by King James in 1606. The Virginia Company, a joint stock company, funded the new venture to start the settlement of Jamestown. The Virginia Company wanted to find gold on the northern part of Florida, but there was none. In the years between 1608 and 1610, Jamestown was trading with Indians. John Smith explored and restored order in Jamestown, but in 1609 when he left to return to England more than 100 settlers died that winter. In the spring of 1610, just as the surviving settlers were going to abandon Jamestown, De La Warr comes with 150 more settlers and supplies. He takes the sick back to England, but leaves his second in

“Had we been as free from all sins as gluttony and drunkenness we might have been canonized for saints, but our President would never have been admitted for engrossing to his private, oatmeal sack, oil, aqua vitae, beef, eggs or what not-” This is just a small description of what both Jamestown and Plymouth plantation endured. While the men on the boat headed to Jamestown were heading to their destination solely for money, the Plymouth plantation had people who were their because of religious reasons, such as the Puritan colonsits. Also, the men on the boat headed to Jamestown were uncooperative, while Puritan colonists from the Plymouth plantation worked together.

Pilgrims wanted to escape from Holland because of the friendly influence, which mirrored in their children, and moved to the Americas for their personal gain for exercising their religious beliefs freely. They of course did not make up the religion of “puritan”, but rather than

There were two English groups that voyaged to the same destination, but yet they had various different rationales why they were traveling, however once reached their destination they had some of the same outcomes. This happened to the people of Jamestown and those of Plymouth Plantation. Both groups, traveled to the Americas, each with a designated leader with different characteristics, and once reached their destination they both encountered Native Americans. They both had a serious starvation period, however, the Puritans traveled for religious reasons, they wanted to be seen as the “City Upon a Hill.” The people guided by John Smith, on the other hand, wanted to gain money out of their stay in the Americas.

Jamestown, the birthplace of America was the first permanent english settlement in North America. In April 1606, King James I established Jamestown and on May 13, 1607, colonists began to arrive at Jamestown. When establishing Jamestown as a colony, the Virginia Company was in search of economic opportunities. The citizens wanted to escape poverty and prosecution. They wanted to be able to believe in what they wanted. The first month in Jamestown was a struggle for all passengers. The moment the passengers came ashore, they immediately began on settlement. Serious problems soon emerged when about 15,000-25,000 Indians were already living in the Chesapeake Bay when the colony was founded. The Indians were part of the Powhatan Confederacy which was ruled by Powhatan, a powerful leader. At this time, the English settlers were looking for gold that no one was farming. In this situation, Captain John Smith became the colony’s leader and established a “no work, no food” policy. Smith had been instrumental in trading with the Powhatan Indians for food but their relationship was tense in all aspects. After he was injured by a burning gunpowder in 1608 and left for England, the “starving time” began. This was a period of warfare between the colonists and Indians and the depth of many English men

While William Bradford wrote the story in the 1st person and he was humble and he believed in predestination (Bradford). John Smith was elected president for a short period of time (Smith) while William Bradford was elected governor for life (Bradford). In Jamestown it was literally like every man for themselves because no one cared about anyone else but themselves just how Smith was himself (Smith). Bradford wanted everyone to love each other and care for one another just how Bradford was (Bradford). Also Smith only brought men with him and left the women and children who knows where (Smith). Bradford had the families and everyone was equal (Smith). The similarities that both of the towns had been that they were both journals of the writers. The writers, both came from a part of England. They also went through the starvation times and they had a lot of deaths as