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)
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what many would describe it if we were in their place. Two groups of different people embarked on the same voyage to the new land which were Jamestown and the Plymouth Plantation. What distinguished each other was what kind of person they hold as a leader‚ how they worked together as a group‚ and their purpose of traveling there. In the beginning of the Jamestown voyage‚ their main captain was quite corrupt and he was only there for a certain part of the voyage (pg 72-73) describes how the president
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The early 17th century Jamestown witnessed one of the worst winters during 1609. There was scarcity of food and colony settlers were living off carcasses of dogs‚ cats and horses‚ time which would be later called the “Starving time”. This colony was founded in 1607 by 104 settlers of which only 38 survived the first nine months‚ with most succumbing to starvation and disease caused probably by poisoned water. Additionally‚ this time also saw one of the worst droughts ‚ and since the colonists were
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escaping persecution. The colonies of Plymouth and Jamestown are an excellent example of the diverse cultures and reasons behind why colonies were formed. Although Jamestown and Plymouth were alike and suffered many of the same hardships‚ their way of life was completely different. Whether the colony suffered or prospered therein fell with how prepared the colonists were for the hardships that ensued in the new world. The colonists who settled in Jamestown were entrepreneurs who were granted a
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In this essay I will be talking about the similarities‚ what Jamestown and plymouth have in common and the differences between Jamestown and Plymouth. Jamestown was a small town in virginia and was one of the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Plymouth was first settled in the 1620’s by a group of 100 puritan separatist pilgrims. In 1619‚ the first representative legislative assembly in the New World met at the Jamestown church. It was here that our American heritage of representative
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In these two stories‚ The General history of Virginia by John Smith and Of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford‚ were about the making of two different colonies‚ Jamestown and Plymouth‚ and the reasons why they came to the New World. Both stories are written in different point of views‚ Jon Smith wrote in the 3rd person point of view‚ while William Bradford wrote in 1st person point of view. Many came for many different reasons‚ maybe because of religion reason others start a new life in the New
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our time? History is such an important part of today’s culture and tradition. There are so many ways the stories‚ “History of Virginia” and‚ “Of Plymouth Plantation” make today what we are and what the world’s community is. Between these two stories there are so many differences and similarities. In this essay I will compare and contrast both stories and talk about what happened. These two stories both take place in two different colonies; Jamestown and Plymouth. In the story‚ “History of Virginia”
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“Thus you may see what difficulties still crosses any good “endeavor” (Smith 74). In the two stories of The Plymouth Plantation and The General History of Virginia it tells a story of English men who go from their home to the new land for a difference in they way they want to live. Such as religious reasons and for better working opportunities. In the two stories the people encounter Native Americans. In both stories the Native Americans help out the English men. The two stories have similarities
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essay Jamestown and Plymouth has been compared and contrasted. Jamestown was closer to England culture customs and had a more powerful economic structure due to tobacco profit sales to England. Plymouth was based their subsistence in lumbering‚ fishing and trading because of the cold climate and thin rocky soil. Both were the first permanent settlements in North America and constitute a principal heritage of our culture today. Jamestown and Plymouth The first permanent English settlement in the
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So Jamestown and Plymouth are two colonies that were established by Europeans around the 1600‚ but when established‚ they both had different reasons for creating their colonies. When reading these two stories‚ you can already tell that these two colonies have a tremendous difference‚ but also you can identify the similarities of these two colonies. Jamestown a colony in Virginia‚ which was a humongous disaster in my opinion. Around 300 settlers migrated to Jamestown and arrived on May 14‚ 1607 and
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