In the two literary works‚ "A Description of New England‚" by John Smith and “Of Plymouth Plantation‚" by William Bradford‚ the two authors represent New England differently. One way they represent New England differently is by the tone of how they tell their personal stories‚ varies noticeably. Both authors use certain tones to attract and persuade targeted audiences. John Smith wrote of what a wonderful place New England was‚ while on the other hand Bradford wrote about the difficulties and realities
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Puritans‚ was not only the first governor of the first Puritan settlement‚ Plymouth‚ but was also it’s first historian. Our first accounts of the Plymouth inhabitants‚ in turn‚ come to us by way of Bradford’s detailed accounts of what happened at Plymouth Plantation. However‚ one can argue that because of Bradford’s Puritan beliefs‚ his account may be slightly biased‚ and not completely precise as to what truly happened at the Plymouth settlement. Or perhaps Bradford’s account is completely accurate‚ and
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5. James town was the first successful English colony and the people part of the colony had to follow certain rules to survive. The colony was first established by the Virginia Company London Group in May 6‚ 1607. The colony was located on the banks of the James River and when it began the people relied on the Indians to teach them how to plant and harvest crops. As the colony continued and slowly became independent from the Indians they built a three sided fort to protect themselves from the Indians
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the greatest of empires and ideologies. When it came to the pilgrims that statement was all but true. Scorn and hatred was thrown their way at every turn in their lives‚ however it never seemed to discourage them. In William Bradford’s journal of Plymouth Plantation‚ the real-life account of the pilgrimage of the separatists was recorded entailing the grueling life that the men and women of the faith endured. It was felt strongly in their community that living a pure life would ensure that God would
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The English who founded Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ the first permanent settlement‚ came with the intent of finding gold and getting rich by trading with the Indians. As a result of the settler’s eagerness for money‚ they failed to think about the location on which they chose to settle‚ the swamp. This geographic condition started the colony off to a negative start. The southern colonies did however‚ have a warm climate‚ swamps‚ and thick rich soil. None of the original settlers of the Southern colonies
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England. They wanted to purify and simplify the Church. They thought all men were sinners and it was al because of the original sin of the apple from the forbidden tree. These beliefs affected the writing of the time including William Bradford "Of Plymouth Plantation". The puritans believed that the elite would go to heaven. The elite were the ones who did not sin. Therefore‚ whoever did sin would be "smited" by God. William Bradford shows an example of this when he speaks of a sailor "... who would
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already occupied by Indians. In the first shipment of men that landed in Jamestown‚ only 40 survived till December. I think that the reasons many settlers died‚ was because of disease‚ Indians‚ and an undesirable population. Think that people in Jamestown died‚ because of disease. In document A‚ it states that the colonists situated themselves in an area with few reliable sources of fresh water. Almost all of the water around Jamestown was brackish and salty. The high tides rose twice a day‚ which made
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Justin Buettner Early Jamestown: Why Did so Many Colonists Die? Jamestown is most well known for being the oldest permanent English colony in America. Even though it was a thriving colony‚ it was not always this way. The Jamestown colony was extremely unsuccessful for several reasons‚ including their ignorance about colonization‚ lack of essential survival skills‚ and its constantly decaying relationship with the Natives. Jamestown was the first permanent colony set up by the British
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On November 11‚ 1620 the pilgrims‚ aboard the Mayflower ship‚ dropped anchor at Cape Cod. They wanted to explore the new land with a shallop they brought with them from England‚ but it suffered damages during the voyage and needed mending. In this situation‚ while the shallop was being repaired‚ 16 well armed men‚ leaded by Captain Standish‚ were allowed to seek what seemed to be a nearby river. This was unknown land‚ so they took every precaution available to them. On the 15th of November they
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In the seventeenth century‚ the settlers coming to the New World to settle in what would soon become Jamestown were hoping to find fortune and acres of free land. Instead of landscapes paved with gold‚ however‚ there was disease and famine. Out of all the reasons why eighty percent of the colonists perished‚ three should be taken into the most consideration. The first colonists to arrive had prepared poorly in supplies and mentality‚ along with the chosen location of settlement being nearly uninhabitable
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