Compare And Contrast Captain John Smith And William Bradford

Captain John Smith’s and William Bradford’s Lifestyles “Little food and having to starve”, is just one of the things Smith had to go through. (Smith 72). “Being blown over, and now all being compact together in one ship, they put to sea again with a prosperous wind”... as well is just one of the things that Bradford had to go through (Bradford 5). These two men had their differences, but as well their similarities in their journeys. Both men were on their separate journeys for different reasons. Smith’s reason was for the money and tobacco, as it was a huge deal then. Bradford’s trip was for a religion reason which was pre-destination, meaning God’s will. Captain John Smith was born in 1580 in Willoughby, England and left home at the age of 16. Smith leaving at a young age meant he had very little education. He was later captured into slavery in 1602. Smith was able to escape and went back to England around
In 1609 Bradford joins the scrooby in Amsterdam. As time went by he married Dorothy May in 1613. The Mayflower pilgrims voyage to plymouth in 1620 and Dorothy dies. Bradford gets elected governor when the first governor of plymouth dies in 1621. As years passed by Bradford re-married the widow Alice Carpenter Southwest. During the time Bradford was at sea, his group was different then Smith’s because people actually cared for one another and as they got sea sick they’d help each other out and took care of one another. Not only that but they were not all men, there was women and children as well. “50 out of 100 people died” (Bradford 81). Once these people/families got to land they got on their knees and thanked god. Their trip was for a religion reason and they believed in predestination. Predestination meant that whatever happens to someone happens because god wanted it to happen, as if it’s meant to be for that someone almost like faith. In 1657 Bradford