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Compare And Contrast The Writings Of John Smith And William Bradford
John Smith and William Bradford were both leaders who established

colonies. They both established a colony and they attempted to attract

settlers with writings. Their writings were intended for different audiences

and they both had different purposes.

John Smith's writings were different than William Bradford's. John Smith

had a different purpose and his writings were intended for a different

audience. John Smith's purpose was to bring people to the new world. He

wrote a pamphlet to the people in England and told about all the good things

about New England. In his pamphlet he tried to persuade people to join him

in the new land. John Smith wrote about how he promised New England was

better than England. John

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