Compare And Contrast Jamestown And Plymouth Plantation
Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation are two colonies but are very distinct from each other. John Smith and William Bradford came from England to explore the Americas, but each with their own intentions. They both had trouble coming here establishing their new colonies because survival was difficult. John Smith barely survived what he went through stating, “Such actions have ever since the world’s beginning been subject to such accidents, and everything of worth is found full of difficulties…”(Smith). Bradford had hardships with his crew on the Mayflower quoting, “…To consider in time of the danger, and rather to return than to cast themselves into a desperate and inevitable peril” (Bradford). The two were similar in cultural backgrounds but they had different experiences traveling to the new
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First off, their leaders were different in their own way. They each handled things differently than one another and each had their own personalities. Smith bragged about his colony and himself most of the time while Bradford was more humble and was a ‘man of the people.’ In Jamestown everyone seemed to be on their own while Plymouth seemed to be more of a community who helped each other. Jamestown had the poor work on environmental struggles while the upper class had it easy. Plymouth was mainly the poor and were often in families. Now of course they came for different intentions; The colonists from Jamestown came for economic purposes, to make money, whereas the colonists from Plymouth came here for religious reasons. It was ‘predestined’ as they say, it was God’s will. Jamestown didn’t really get along with the Natives so much. It was so bad that John Rolfe married Pocahontas, the Chief's daughter to ease tensions between the colonists and the Native Americans. Plymouth however, had a pretty good relationship with the Natives and they helped each other out and even signed a peace treaty with
First off, their leaders were different in their own way. They each handled things differently than one another and each had their own personalities. Smith bragged about his colony and himself most of the time while Bradford was more humble and was a ‘man of the people.’ In Jamestown everyone seemed to be on their own while Plymouth seemed to be more of a community who helped each other. Jamestown had the poor work on environmental struggles while the upper class had it easy. Plymouth was mainly the poor and were often in families. Now of course they came for different intentions; The colonists from Jamestown came for economic purposes, to make money, whereas the colonists from Plymouth came here for religious reasons. It was ‘predestined’ as they say, it was God’s will. Jamestown didn’t really get along with the Natives so much. It was so bad that John Rolfe married Pocahontas, the Chief's daughter to ease tensions between the colonists and the Native Americans. Plymouth however, had a pretty good relationship with the Natives and they helped each other out and even signed a peace treaty with