Although John Smith and William Bradford lived in the same tiem period and were both adventuring int a new world, their writing style differed greatly. John Smith wrote his accounts in a simplistic story form. ... Bradford used easier words, and he didn't have a set format like John Smith because he wasn't trying to get everyone to read what had happened. ... Also, Bradford's style was much different than Smith's. ... Even though John Smith worte his story to better his image, in hopes of becoming celebrated one day, he wrote the better story. ...

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John Smith It does not take close scrutiny to see that both John Smith's essay "A Description of New England," and the excerpts from Of Plymouth Plantation, by William Bradford, are both a collogue of elaborated ad dilated truths. Obviously, one cannot "kill in one day with his hook and line one, two, or three hundred cods- as John Smith stated on page 21. ... John Smith wrote in his essay on page 21, "Here nature and liberty afford us that which in England we want, or it costs us dearly." In his essay Smith elaborates thickly upon small truths to get his sales pitch heard. ...

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John Smith's "A Description of New England" was a story of America, accounted through a set of rose-colored glasses. ... John Smith was trying to recruit people to come to America, so naturally his account is biased. ... John Smith's account hands you happiness and success on a silver platter, but it seems to be so much more satisfying to struggle through, and earn that happiness, and earn that success. ...

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The former was written by John Smith, and the latter written by William Bradford. ... In The General History of Virginia, John Smith, whether accurately or inaccurately, portrays himself as an all-to-essential leader who helps save his colony from disaster after disaster with heroic bravery; while in Of Plymouth Plantation William Bradford depicts himself as one of many people who help aid the colony in its time of hardship. ... In The General History of Virginia Native Americans are portrayed as only as semi-helpful often switching between helping and harming the colonists on impulse, especia...

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It would be a century later before England would approve the formation of the colony Jamestown, where John Smith would become a prominent figure. After the death of the original president of Jamestown, John Smith took over in 1608. Smith's main goal was to make survival among the settlers the main priority rather than finding gold. ... John Smith wrote A Description of New England in order to try and promote colonization of this new territory. ... Smith, John. ...

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La Relación by Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano, "The General History of Virginia," by John Smith, and "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, are all examples of historical narratives. ... "The General History of Virginia" by John Smith tells the story of a young man striving to make a difference, yet making himself of high worth amongst his peers. ... Shortly after Smith's arrival in 1607, he was captured by the Powhatan Indians. Smith escaped back to Jamestown where he took control in 1608, and ran the colony...

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A young sailor by the name of John Smith; befriends the daughter of the local Indian chief and gains the respect of the local Indian tribe. ... The Native Americans saw this as an act of war and it brought about further conflict between Indians and English settlers especially for John Smith.. ...

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Their leader at the time, John Smith, had to befriend the local Powhatan Indians, and with the help of their 12-year-old princess, Pocahontas to obtained food from them (Murrin, 59). ... In 1629 several English Puritans obtained a charter for the Massachusetts Bay Company, led by it Governor, John Winthrop and carried the charter to America, beyond the gaze of Charles I. ... The colony was originally ran by the council of Seven Presidents, then the Captain John Smith, who had led initial part of the settlement. ...

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John Smith who played a significant role in the colonial settlement of Jamestown, Virginia. ... John Winthrop, who was a Puritan minister, was chosen as the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Company. ...

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THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIES The people who settled in the New England Colonies were the Separatist Puritans called Pilgrims. They came over in 1620 and landed at Plymouth. Their ship was called The Mayflower. They settled in what is now Massachusetts.The Puritans came in the seventeenth century ...

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Virginia was saved by Captain John Smith. ... He was kidnapped by chieftain Powhatan, Pocahontas saved Smith, becomes intermediary between settlers and Indians. ... He destroyed Indian towns, until a peace settlement ended the First Anglo-Powhatan War in 1614, sealed by a marriage between Pocahontas to colonist John Rolfe. 3. A weak peace lasted for 8 years until the Indians struck back after settlers continued to press inland. 347 settlers were killed, including John Rolfe. ... Virginia: Child of Tobacco 1. 1612- John Rolfe, husband of Pocahontas; developed the tobacco industry in Virgin...

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• Grade Level: High School