Plymouth Road Runner

When starting a journey to the New World, everyone has a different reason for leaving England. When leaving England, everyone also has different ideas of what should happen when they arrive in the New World. Massachusetts and Virginia are two of the first established colonies, who have two very different stories. The idea of money and power take over one colony, while religion and unity help shape another. The first group of settlers left from England to Jamestown, Virginia. In 1607, with…

They were on the search for religious freedom. Not the kind of religious freedom that meant everyone could believe in whatever they wanted. No, the Plymouth settlers did not want that at all. Infact when they went to the Netherlands first to escape the English 's corruption of the church, they were appalled at the behavior of the Dutch. People worshipping gods of nature? Ridiculous, or that 's how the…

the old man to Plymouth where he would have been shipped off as a slave … instead Church asked him where he wanted to live out the rest of his life… Church made some enquiries and soon Conscience had a new home.” By using Church’s exact reactions and speech it paints him as more dimensional. This is especially true given his views on the enslavement of the indians, Philbrick writes, “To Church’s mind, the enslavement of Indians from Plymouth and Dartmouth in the summer of 1675 was “an action so…

1. Hofstadter 18-21 Richard Hakluyt “Discourse of the Western Planting” The passage depicts the arguments that Richard Hakluyt makes to convince the Queen of England to support Sir Walter Raleigh's and Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s colonization efforts. Through the passage, Hakluyt brings up the religion, economy, and power. He stresses that the colonies can be used as tools to convert Indians to Christianity, which has now been reformed due to the Protestant Reformation. Hakluyt also states that…

travelers sighted land and quickly figured out they were not arriving in virginia. On December 26, 1620 they came ashore to build what is known as “Plymouth Colony”.Since the pilgrims did not arrive in virginia, they needed some sort of government. They created the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth. The men that signed the compact agreed to established a civil government based on congregational church compact government. This means elect a…

While in the process of colonizing America, servants signed contracts, or indentures, to gain an entry into America. Although it may have seemed like a good deal, they were unaware of the danger and turmoil that was going to occur. The travel across the Atlantic has been described as torturous, and many of the servants who agreed to come did not get to live to see the New World. For those who survived the journey, it seemed as though there was disease and death surrounding them everywhere they…

every Sabbath, and both powerfully and profitable, to the great contentment of his hearers” (qtd. in Gragg 291). This hard work and dedication of my ancestor, Brewster, was greatly admired. The work ethic he exhibited made the Pilgrims’ situation in Plymouth more compliant (Bradford and Morison). Brewster, along with William Bradford, led the Separatists on a challenging journey from Leiden, Holland, to America (Gragg 132). My ancestors’ immigration to North America in the 1600s…

feel seasick! This was one of the many challenges that the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims had to face. I believe that the Plymouth Colony faced many hardships during their attempt to create a new colony. The three main challenges that the Pilgrims faced were the unpleasant conditions during their voyage, arriving at Cape Cod instead of their original destination, Virginia, and having to work in the harsh winter weather. All in all, the Plymouth Colony faced many challenges, but they still remained…

From 1607 to 1754, Britain’s policy of salutary neglect influenced the development of the colonies. There were countless events going on during this time period. The English were busy trying to colonize the new land and trade was developing. Plymouth and Jamestown were the first colonies established by England. These colonies were growing regional differences and people were flourishing because they had freedom. The colonies’ sole purpose was to benefit the mother country. As long as the…

The History of Virginia and the Plymouth Plantation The stories The Plymouth Plantation and History of Virginia written by William Bradford and John Smith. Both stories had their similarities but also had a lot of differences. Captain John Smith and William Brandford were both settlers who used their own techniques to survive these crazy unknown lands. Although they decided to settle these wild unknown lands they both came for different reasons. They risked a lot to settle over there.…