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John Smith was very full of him self, he thought of himself as a hero. In “General History of Virginia” he exaggerated things to make him look good. For Kevin Plvan
English
Essay
9-17-14
General History of Virginia vs. Of Plymouth Plantation
Many people today are not aware of how the United States was started. Before the United States became a nation, it was just unknown land. The natives that lived there were the only ones that knew about it. Later Europeans had discovered the land. The discovery quickly encouraged many explorers to travel to America. Two of these explorers were John Smith and William Bradford wrote about their experience of the new world. In these writings there are many similarities and differences between the Indian relations, the motivations for each settlement, the writing style of each author. In “General History of Virginia”, John Smith’s relationship with .the Natives was much worse than William Bradford’s in “Of Plymouth Plantation”. Smith gets captured and almost killed by the natives that he calls “barbarians”. (Pg. 47) William Bradford, however, was greatly helped by the Indians. The Indians directed them how to correctly plant their corn, where to take fish, and to produce other crops. William Bradford’s relationship with the Indians was much better then John Smiths was. John Smith and William Bradford had different motives to come to the new world. John Smith wanted to come to the new world to colonize Virginia. He was the leader of the very first American colony Jamestown. William Bradford however came over for religious reasons. He joined a group of Puritans who believed that the Church of England was not right. John Smith wanted to rule and William Bradford wanted to escape the Church of England.
English
Essay
9-17-14
General History of Virginia vs. Of Plymouth Plantation
Many people today are not aware of how the United States was started. Before the United States became a nation, it was just unknown land. The natives that lived there were the only ones that knew about it. Later Europeans had discovered the land. The discovery quickly encouraged many explorers to travel to America. Two of these explorers were John Smith and William Bradford wrote about their experience of the new world. In these writings there are many similarities and differences between the Indian relations, the motivations for each settlement, the writing style of each author. In “General History of Virginia”, John Smith’s relationship with .the Natives was much worse than William Bradford’s in “Of Plymouth Plantation”. Smith gets captured and almost killed by the natives that he calls “barbarians”. (Pg. 47) William Bradford, however, was greatly helped by the Indians. The Indians directed them how to correctly plant their corn, where to take fish, and to produce other crops. William Bradford’s relationship with the Indians was much better then John Smiths was. John Smith and William Bradford had different motives to come to the new world. John Smith wanted to come to the new world to colonize Virginia. He was the leader of the very first American colony Jamestown. William Bradford however came over for religious reasons. He joined a group of Puritans who believed that the Church of England was not right. John Smith wanted to rule and William Bradford wanted to escape the Church of England.