John Smith's Voyage To Plymouth Plantation Analysis

Countless amount of people want a better life; More money, better environment and the place to get it done was at Jamestown. The Journey was hard such as: “Harsh winter, and no fresh water and diseases” (John Smith 72). People saw Jamestown as a place to make it big, by using the land it had to grow tobacco which was a cash crop at the time. However, these people obviously did look at survival before going there and even when the time came they still made the tobacco! Which was a terrible idea because tobacco kills the soil once it grows. Due to the lack of supplies people started dying and some even turned to cannibalism and to top this they were constantly attacked by Algonquin Indians that made survival even harder, but there was still hope…
William Bradford influenced by William Brewster and John Robinson of Scrooby separatist congregation. They too had a terrible time getting to the new world such as: “Extreme weakness and sickness oppressed us.”(John Smith 72).Above that Also “Met with many fierce storms.” (William Bradford 78). In 1609 Bradford joins separatists and marries Dorothy May in 1613 and together they voyage to Plymouth with Pilgrims; 1620 Dorothy dies followed by governor John Carter in 1621 and place is taken by Bradford and together with the pilgrims on the Mayflower to the Plymouth Who writes about the plantation and stops in 1650 but died in 1657.On the voyage there were those who supported in need “They talked about God their trip.” (Bradford).They relied on God the entire trip as it was their belief. His stories were left alive such as when on the ship if you went overboard it was done for you there was no luck of you to be saved. There were several different groups of people on the ship such as sailors, colonists, and puritans who were always helping the sick and everyone in need, but unlike others who just cursed at the companions as this one man who grew ill and when others tried to support him, he said, “ He doesn’t deserve their hands, that he had abused them in the word and
Both John Smith and William Bradford were born in England as well as both having command of a certain group; William being the Governor at Plymouth Plantation and Smith is chief of the tribe. Both had trouble with the Indians attacking or violating their property, But eventually peace was settled with Bradford under certain circumstances a list of six rules that kept their peace for 24 years. Compared to Smith, who was forcefully captured and supposed got lucky with Pocahontas. It was harsh to survive in these places, especially with the disease and said by one man: “If they die, Let them die.” said by the people from the ship that “there was nothing they can do about it” William Bradford died in 1657 and John Smith died on June 21, 1631 several years before Bradford but both with significant stories.

Nevertheless, Both Jamestown and Plymouth Plantation were both terrible places to be at the moment not only was it hard to get there, but when they did finally arrive It would have been best if they never went. It changed everyone and their actions they did at the visitation, but there were ones who supported such as the Puritans who always helped those in need and the leaders did their best to improve the people and the setting with the environment and