Compare And Contrast William Bradford And John Smith

Which Colony Would I Choose? It's a question that many people in the early time could have asked themselves. This essay briefly discusses the Captain John Smith and Bradford Colony and is explained and illustrated with the with their remarkable actions and ideas. Each had their own way of viewing life in their perspective and were in many ways different, however they both had very similar ideas. The idea here is to see which side is better than the other or are they both the same.

William Bradford was the second governor of Plymouth and served for 30 or more years. During those years Bradford did what was thought to be best for Plymouth. William Bradford started off by living in England but made it to the New World. Once getting to the New World, Bradford had to make decisions that would help the people of Plymouth and not cause any damage or harm. William Bradford made choices that led to the progress of Plymouth.

One can see this in the following statement “ It was answered, that all great and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and must be both enterprised and overcome with great difficulties”( Bradford 126). In this statement one can see that bradford has a tremendous amount of leadership skills, and thrives to make his people work together toward a common goal. Bradford had a very common English Point of view, for example “ The savage people who are cruel, barbarous and most treacherous”(Bradford 126). In this statement Bradford show his Opinion of natives americans, which is very similar to the stereotype of the

(Foreword to the Fourth Edition, Joseph J. Ellis, xi). Morgan explains the colonists as a “quarrelsome, litigious, and divisive lot” (Morgan, 5). He also describes

These two men have been through the worst . They also fought threw the worst to become great leaders these leaders are smart they don 't only have to take care of themselves but of more people such as there people the ones who need William Bradford as there leader. William Bradford had religious reasons on what he did the Plymouth plantation was discovered in 1947. William Bradford is an Englishman whom is also from England. He was an author he wrote journals about his story.

While both settlers were met with Natives of the new land, each had two profound differences as to how they went about communicating and living with them. In order to best answer the question that still is of relevance to today’s nation, “Why did Plymouth, rather than Jamestown, earn pride of

While they both write their views about the new world they send very different messages. John Smith is very liberal in speaking of the ease of pleasure, profit, and contentment, while William Bradford conveys a more realistic view of pioneering America including the pilgrims struggles. In John Smith’s A Description of New England he speaks of working only three days out of the week, having more than one can spend, and spending an abundance of time enjoying in nature. He states, “Wherein the most curious may find pleasure, profit, and content.”

King Philips War and Bacon’s Rebellion were two pivotal points in early American history. Ironically, they both shared many similarities between them. There are three main points of discussion in comparison of the two conflicts: 1) why the fighting started, 2) what they were fighting over, and finally 3) who they were fighting against. Each of these conflicts resulted in tragic loss of many lives of settlers and Indians and caused even more tension between the English and the Native Americans.

Thomas Morton and William Bradford are both famous for their accounts of New England. Thomas Morton and William Bradford practiced different religions. Thomas Morton was a conservative Anglican, which meant that he believed in the Church of England. William Bradford was a Puritan, which meant that he wanted separate congregations from the Church of England. Both men based their accounts of New England off of their religious views.

The arrival of the first Europeans in the Americas is dramatically captured through the many writers who attempted to communicate what they saw, experienced and felt. What is more, the very purposes of their treacherous travel and colonization are clearly seen in their writings; whether it is poetry, history or sermons. Of the many literary pieces available today, William Bradford and John Winthrop’s writings, even though vary because the first is a historical account and the second is a sermon, stand out as presenting a clear trust in God, the rules that would govern them and the reason they have arrived in the Americas. First of all, William Bradford provides an in-depth look into the first moment when the Puritans arrived in the Americas. In fact, he chronicles the hardships they face on their way to Plymouth, yet he includes God’s provision every step of the way.

Smith 's first book, A True Relation, told the British people of Smith 's travels in what was known then as the New World. He would tell his countrymen of the beautiful sights he saw there, the resources abounding, the settling of the colony Jamestown, all of his adventures and misadventures. But most importantly, he would speak of the people. Those strange and foreign people who lived so differently than the British. While the British wore stiff petticoats with corsets and tail suits, these new people were draped in deerskin.

“I soon learned that the real-life Indians and English of the seventeenth century were too smart, too generous, too greedy, too brave—in short, too human—to behave so predictably.” (preface, pages xv-xvi) This quote tells us that, after researching the topic, he wants to challenge the idea of the “simple” things we are taught about the event. He states that there is much more that happened then most people know, these are events that have shaped america. To summarize, this book explains the real events that occurred when the pilgrims came to America, it talks about their relationship with their Indian neighbors on the new land, specifically the Pokanokets.

Both John Smith and William Bradford were Englishmen who came to America and helped to found the earliest colonies in New England. They came at different times and for different reasons. Both tell of events during these travels in their written accounts, but these accounts show that the two men, as well as their goals, were drastically different. Captain John Smith, considered to be the first American writer, came to America in the spring of 1607. He had many adventures prior to the voyage to New England, and thought quite highly of himself, as is clear in his writings.

The Age of Reason In Europe, during the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason, many philosophers gathered together to discuss their different but similar ideas to help shape the world we live in today. In the late 17th and 18th century, four enlightenment philosophers named John Locke, Voltaire, Adam Smith, and Mary Wollstonecraft focused on the same main idea. They believed in individual rights and presented their arguments through religion, government, economics, and equality for women.

Adam Smith, an advocate of capitalism, in his book, The Wealth of Nations wrote that all individuals are selfish and by performing to the best of their capabilities towards their own selfish interests they contribute towards the nation’s collective growth. Karl Marx, on the other hand criticized capitalism and believed that socialism and communism are society’s best chance of maximizing individual happiness, about which he wrote in his book Das Kapital. In this paper, we will compare and contrast the economics theories of Adam Smith and Karl Marx on the lines of labor theory of value, division of labor, alienation of workers from labor and human happiness and surplus profit and its social implications. This paper will also discuss how… Adam Smith believes that there are two types of ‘values’ of a commodity – ‘utility value’ and ‘exchange value’. The utility value of a commodity is based on how useful a commodity is and the exchange value of a commodity refers to how much we can get in exchange for a commodity if we were to sell it.