Compare And Contrast John Smith And William Bradford

John Smith and William Bradford were two very influential English explorers in the 1600s. They were both settlers in the new land and challenged to lead a colony. Through their journey they experienced some very similar hardships but managed to get out of them in different manners. Throughout their journey you can compare many similarity and differences between the two. Some could argue that they are very similar leaders, while others would argue that they are complete opposites. John Smith was a early British explorer who came to America to document the new world for Great Britain. He arrived at a small town known as Jamestown where things were not looking bright for this new colony. Everyone in the town was starving and many of the original man had already perished. However John Smith turned this town around with his famous quote “he who will not work, shall not eat”. This quote forced all the lazy nobleman of Jamestown to work or …show more content…
They also both referred to the Native Americans as “Savages” many time throughout their journey. Each of their two colonies learned how to produce food and survive on their own. Lastly both of them led their colonies through harsh times into a time of success and promise. So William Bradford and John Smith were very similar in some ways but yet the same in others. Through the works of these two we learn a lot about the early history of our great country. Through them we learn that there are many different ways to lead. They both get stuck in very similar and difficult situations but they both manage out of it their own way. They teach us that when times get tough we need to stay strong and try to power through them. Overall I believe that William Bradford and John Smith were two great leaders in similar situations, who found their own way out of