In the early Colonial period, colonists and explorers alike came into contact with Indians and had to deal with them one way or another. Depending upon the circumstances, the relations between the whites and Indians varied from good, to bad, to even worse. In the writings of Christopher Columbus, John Smith, and John Winthrop, we see these different levels of relations exhibited. Despite coming into contact with the Indians at about the same time in history, Columbus, Smith, and Winthrop all showed a different perception and presentation of the Indians. .
Christopher Columbus was the explorer's explorer. As a person who wasn't about to settle anywhere, much less in the New World, he had a different outlook on the environment and social setting he found himself in. When he met the Native Americans, Columbus was fortunate enough to have a very smooth meeting. Of this meeting his journal states, "The inhabitants received them after their fashion with great ceremony They imagined them come from heaven, and signified as much to them" (113). With this first impression, it was hard for Columbus to dislike the natives. Columbus and his colleagues soon began to barter with the natives, and found out they could get very good prices from them. After some more observation of the natives, Columbus comments, "They are an inoffensive, unwarlike people their manners are very decent" (114). Columbus's perception and presentation of the Native Americans was a good one, which was nurtured by the positive encounters he had with them. .
John Smith's perception of the Native Americans was quite different from that of Columbus. This can be attributed to Smith's negative experiences with the Indians. In his book "The Generall Historie", Smith comments on his captivity, "then as many as could layd hands on him, dragged him to them, and thereon laid his head, and being ready with their clubs, to beate out his braines, Pocahontas laid her own upon his" (245).
John Winthrop was born in 1588 in England. ... Puritanism touched John Winthrop's life in 1606 at the age of 18. His wife became ill and that was when john Winthrop assumed that that was a warning from god. ... Finally on April 20 John Winthrop made an agreement with god which the puritans called a covenant. ... King James" statements scared john Winthrop and he was not sure what to do. ...
In Edmund Morgan's book, "The Puritan Dilemma," he discusses the life of John Winthrop and how Winthrop influenced the development of the Massachusetts Bay Company. ... John Winthrop started his journey when he became a Puritan. ... " John Winthrop starts by composing a series of serious legal documents on the migration to New England. ... " When John Winthrop and his group of Puritans arrive to New England they find a hard time surviving. ... In the end John Winthrop became a strong and talent leader for the Puritans. ...
John Winthrop's sermon, "A Model of Christian Charity," was delivered aboard the ship Arbella, to the members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony as they traveled towards their "New World." ... Winthrop continued to question why some people are poor and others are rich. ... John Winthrop recognized the plans and purposes that Jesus Christ had for our nation. ... Winthrop's genius was logical reasoning combined with a sympathetic nature. John Winthrop's intent to prepare the people for planting a new society in a perilous environment will always be a timeless practical wisdom, neve...
In City upon a Hill, the Puritan writer John Winthrop avows his outlook regarding the purpose and goals for the Puritans settling in Massachusetts. ... John Winthrop believed that in the voyage to Massachusetts, some of the followers might become discontent with their obligation to God and not fully partake in the mission of settling in the New World. ... Winthrop uses anaphora through out the beginning. ... One last strategy Winthrop uses is parallelism. ... Winthrop reveals his views very well in this passage. ...
Reflections of John Winthrop and William Bradford The writings of John Winthrop and William Bradford take on a puritan style, which reflects their motives and way of thought. ... Winthrop on the other hand attempts to write with high regards towards his self appointed power and dignity. ... Winthrop structures his writings with authority, and often approaches situations with harshness. ... Winthrop views Mr. ... Winthrop is a man of strength, who seeks swift and proper justice, however unfair or crude it may be. ...
John Winthrop and John Edwards had a large affect on Christian heritage as well as the heritage of Old England. Both Edwards and Winthrop's sermons are considered analogous. ... In the sermon John Winthrop said "Now if the Lord shall please to hear us and bring us in peace to the place we desire, then hath he ratified this covenant and sealed our commission...." ... Winthrop's goal of a colony was that a Model of Christian Charity may not have come true, but his personal goal was accomplished. John Winthrop continued to be a leader and a model Christian in the Massachusetts Bay Colon...
Although Columbus discover the new world, it was people like John Winthrop and Roger Williams that were integral parts of founding America. ... Winthrop was governor for 12 annual years of the colony's first 20 years. ... The pre-landing sermon was written by Puritan leader John Winthrop while the first group of Puritan emigrants was still onboard the ship. ... Roger Williams was a puritan along with John Winthrop, but more on the liberal side, or more radical view. ... In 1936 he fled Massachusetts with the help of John Winthrop and founded the Providence of Rhode Island. ...
The saying a "city on a hill" came from the Puritan leader John Winthrop. John Winthrop wanted to create a society with no flaws that everyone would look up to. ... Since Winthrop's time, the term "City on a Hill" has come to inherit a special meaning to Americans today. ...
Grant Walker September 26, 2003 English 94 A Modell of Christian Charity Although he was not an ordained minister, John Winthrop wrote and delivered A Modell of Christian Charity aboard The Arbella as it sailed toward New England. ... Winthrop's clash with Anne Hutchinson, and indirect undermining of John Cotton expresses how steadfast his views were on this subject. On October 21, 1636 Winthrop says in his journal: "One Mrs. ... Winthrop interpreted this as a sign of the "Will of God." ... Winthrop believes that the colony will need to be built upon a foundation of love. ...
