From Bradford Plymouth's Contribution To Jamestown

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Bradford Plymouth is a story of how the first Puritan colonies in America were settled. It started with a group of English leaving England and going to “The New World.” They wanted to have reformation within the Church of England. They believed it was too close to Roman Catholicism, so they headed to Jamestown for religious freedom. This led to the pilgrimage to Jamestown. Many of the situations in this novel include many complications with people disobeying the rules of the New Testament. I think Bradford was trying to defend the New Testament in an indirect way to show his adherence. Also many times it is mentioned that God will support the travelers in dull situations. This goes back to were his loyalty lies. But there was times God would

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