Essay Compare And Contrast William Bradford And John Smith

Throughout time there has been people who for some reason or another cannot get along, Thomas Morton and William Bradford are no different. Thomas Morton’s and William Bradford’s had a contentious relationship fueled their narratives New English Cannon and Of Plymouth Plantation. Both Morton and Bradford attempt to soil the other’s name by writing about their contradictory experiences with each other. But who comes out of this situation the true hero, Morton or Bradford? William Bradford’s emotional outbursts and irrational thinking regarding Thomas Morton overshadows any good he has done in Plymouth, making William Bradford the anti- colonial hero.

However remarkable or pathetic the two government systems were, it is unlikely either colony would have survived without their leaders. In Plymouth, William Bradford was elected as the first governor. He also provided firm leadership, but still very few colonists complained that he was too controlling. Bradford even wrote a history of the first thirty years of the colony, which was later published in a book titled Of Plymouth Plantation. John Smith did not write a history of Jamestown but he did encourage colonists to work at tasks that were required to live instead of hunting for gold. He even became an expert at trading with the Indians to acquire much needed food.

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.

William Bradford wrote Of Plymouth Plantation to inform readers about his journey to the new world. Bradford joined the Puritans when he was a young boy, which he later on separated from. Bradford came to the new world in search of religious freedom. The Puritans

In this essay I will be discussing similarities and differences of colonies of Plymouth which was lead by Bradford and the Jamestown plantations which was lead by John Smith and I will be discussing which one I would have wanted to be a part of. Both Captain Bradford brought 100 people,families and John Smith brought 100 people mostly men. The Jamestown Colony was majority men which wanted to get rich, everyone was for themselves and the Plymouth Colony was mostly families which helped each other and wanted religous freedom they were lead by Bradford which was very caring for the people from the Plymouth Plantation. The people of jamestown had struggled and had severe starvation among them during 1609.Winter time had came and the Jamestown colony had struggles with food shortages and couldn't plant their crop due to the winter.

Thomas Morton was a lawyer, who in 1624 left England and settled in Massachusetts in a region he called Ma-re Mount (a hill by the sea). This area became an active fur trading site for New England and is where many afflictions/conflicts occurred between himself and the pilgrims (Separatist Puritans) of the Plymouth Community. Morton and William Bradford (the governor of the pilgrims) both made accounts of their lives in Massachusetts. Each of their tales was different from one another's, especially their perspectives of the Indians and religious values.

Clearly the new world was not an easy place to live in, considering half the people died in Jamestown in the first four months of being there. John Smith and William Bradford were two men who both wrote of their experiences in America during the early 1600s. Through their writing, these authors help readers better understand the colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth. The two writings told of life in the colonies and what it was like to have lived there. Though both colonies experienced many hardships, when one considers the leadership, Native American relations, and style of writing, it is clear that Plymouth was the better colony.

Leaders of Plymouth and Jamestown are both compare because they both came from England, Native Americans aided the newly incorporated groups by supplying them for food, and both empires resulted in the starvation and death. However, in Jamestown, John Smith set a goal to make money and get rich, developed the idea of everyone for themselves, men were the dominant gender, and Smith abandoned the colony and never decided to return. As for Plymouth, William Bradford 's’ goal was to have religious freedom, the group helped one another, families were unity of the empire, and Bradford was more caring and considerate of his people and remained this way for the rest of his life.

William Bradford and John Winthrop both travel to the New World to their respective colonies with a purpose for them in mind. Bradford writes about coming to the New World and documents the great trials they go through to get there. The establishment of Plymouth colony is seen as a way to serve God’s purpose. Bradford sees the purpose of the Plymouth colony as a way to ensure religious freedom. As Bradford came to the New World in order to practice his religion freely and away from the persecution of England. Braford envisions a religiously free community that is agriculturally based and is humble in its economic status. Bradford also explains that everything that he and the other colonizers go through is for the future generations to prosper.

Smith was badly burned in 1606 from a gunpowder explosion and forced to return back to England. In 1614 he returned with an expedition to map the New England coastline. He would never return to Virginia again after this. He would from then on only promote colonizing the New England area. His efforts to promote colonizing were blocked by weather, pirates and lack of funding. He then resorted to writing about colonization. In his writing he elaborated about how wonderful it was in the new world. He would say that the fish practically jump into your boat when you go fishing and things such as that. He made the new world seem better than it really was so people would want to travel here and settle in it. His plan worked because year after year more and more people flocked to the New England hoping to colonize and not have to worry about running out

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

In William Bradford’s Of Plymouth Plantation he articulates that living in young America was a tough life that included dangerous living, starvation and disease. Bradford sailed from Holland with the Pilgrims and when their first governor died in 1621 Bradford was elected. Bradford’s opinion was well respected in the community and he was reelected to his position thirty times. This position gave him the ability to have many of his works published and read by many. An example of him describing the new world as dangerous is when he painted the picture of a wicked forest across “the whole country” . He went on to describe this forest as having a “wild and savage hue”. Another problem addressed in William Bradford’s piece is starvation. He described that once winter arrived many people began to die and by February “half [the] company died”. Finally Bradford described the new world as a haven for disease. As the starvation began to set in in the early winter so did the

William Bradford was the governor of Plymouth in the Massachusetts Bay after the Separatists came. He was a religious, self-educated man who had learned a few languages like Hebrew to the very old magicians of God in their beauty” The Plymouth was about the first 30 years of the Pilgrims and Plymouth Colony it gives people ideas on how life was at that time. He wrote it Because he wanted to let the people of the future know about Pilgrims

Although both William Bradford and Christopher Columbus were enthusiastic about their journey to the New World, they both had opposing attitudes towards its environment. Neither Bradford nor Columbus found what they intended to discover; however, Bradford had a rather negative perspective of the New World, because his voyage for religious freedom left him enduring a harsh winter in a barren, while Columbus viewed the New World in a positive manner, because his discovery of vast amounts of land, gold, and spices reaffirmed his aspirations of further exploration. Bradford believed that the New World did not possess any merit to it and that it was solely a bleak environment. He believed that the only way his people could survive any adversity

Throughout history, there have been great leaders, some for the good of humanity, and some for the not-so good of humanity. The one element all leaders have in common is in some way, have changed the course of history. The one great leader I have found to be interesting and envision of a great leader is William Bradford, an original passenger on the Mayflower, and the first ever governor elected on what is to become, American Soil.