Compare And Contrast John Smith's Colony

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John Smith or William Bradford Would you rather be with a religions colony who protects its people or a non religions colony who can care less about you? In this essay I will be comparing and contrasting John Smith’s and William Bradford’s colonies. To see which would I prefer and for you to decide which you want. Also, this is my opinion and don’t speak for others, everyone has their own opinion.

John Smith’s colony was very fascinating, but can be a real buzz kill at the same time. For example, John smith really loved his riches and was one of the reasons why he went to the Native American side of the world to explore their riches. To make money and get rich was one of his motives so he was becoming that. He brought people with

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