Because of this John Smith emerged as an autocratic authority figure. ... Once Smith was injured in an accident he was sent back to England. After Smith left the Virginia Company realized that the colony couldn't survive on the hopes of finding gold. ...
Led by John Smith and other survivors of the voyage over, the settlers flourished. ... John Winthrope founded the "city on a hill" plan, which in ways represented a "pure" community. ... John Smith's History of Virginia showed that while the wealthy few aboard the boat heading to Virginia bought up and kept most of the food, the poor were left to die. ... John Smith, immediately moving up the ranks took over and took control of the people. ...
They wanted to establish a "pure" community as John Winthrop, the future governor of Massachusetts mentioned. ... As John Smith mentioned in the History of Virginia, many of the colonists were seeking gold. ... They were not united, and many of them tried to go back to England after encountering hardships in the New World as mentioned by John Smith. ...
They wanted to establish a "pure" community as John Winthrop, the future governor of Massachusetts mentioned. ... As John Smith mentioned in the History of Virginia, many of the colonists were seeking gold. ... They were not united, and many of them tried to go back to England after encountering hardships in the New World as mentioned by John Smith. ...
For an example, on document A John Winthrop says that his goal was to create a Christian utopia for everyone to look up to, "a city upon a hill" At that time religion was a large part of the government. ... For an example, In document F, John Smith explains the beliefs of the Chesapeake colonist by saying, "Those of us that had money, spare clothes, credit to give bills of payment, gold rings, fur, or any such commodities, were ever welcome to purchase supplies, the rest of us patiently obeyed our vile commanders and bought our provisions at fifteen times the value". ...
In the passage from Captain John Smith (a person in charge of this voyage), we get the sense that Indians were pure savages and intentionally were exterminating colonists. ... Captain Smith and his crew stall food from the tribe. ... In the passage, Smith reports that while his own people were dying very rapidly, savages took that advantage to settle the score. ...
The New England Colonies and the Massachusetts Bay Colony came under the tremendous leadership of John Winthrop shortly after the commencement of the Great Migration. ... (Document A) John Winthrop's, Model of a Christian Charity, is a reliable document because it was he who steadfastly governed the colony for just over twenty years. ... (Document G) The tremendous and religiously biased leadership of John Winthrop; contrasted against the incapable leadership, which lacked any religious philosophy, is s large reason that the two colonial regions became two distinct societies by 1700. ...
John Winthrop explained to incoming settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony that they would be a model of future settlements and must act as a "city upon a hill" and "work as one man" as God would want them to. ... John Winthrop knew that the settlers would agree, because if they did not cooperate, it would be disobeying what God wanted for the colony. ... Captain John Smith explained how on the voyage to Virginia, there was only talk about how each person was going to strike gold and become wealthy, rather than create a successful colony. ... John Winthrop set a foundatio...
