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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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.…

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    Massachusetts and Virginia. Massachusetts and Virginia had many similarities, but both also had many differences. Jamestown, Virginia was established in the year of 1607 by the Virginia Company of England. Shortly after Jamestown was established, Plymouth, Massachusetts was established in the year of 1620 by The Pilgrims. Both of these colony’s had many similarities, but along with these many similarities also came many differences. Some of these similarities and differences include how and by…

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    community to get better. Further imagine that the leader of the group of the defective and healthy, wrote everything down to show how much God influenced every single person's decision. During the Mayflower voyage to the Plymouth Colony in 1620, William Bradford, the Leader of Plymouth Colony, wrote a journal…

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    Pilgrims decided to form a colony. It had been called the Plymouth colony. Although, we had just created this colony, we needed a basic set of laws and structure to achieve a civilized society. To solve the issue, the colony’s first set of laws were the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact bounded together each Pilgrim, whether they be Separatist or Puritan. On November 11th, 1620, the Mayflower Compact was signed by forty-one men from the Plymouth colony. As I have settled down to write…

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    Jamestown and Plymouth In the early 15th century, Europeans began to set their eyes on the horizon in search of a new world. As countries began to set sail in hopes of gold, God and glory, the idea of permanent settlement in the New World was out of mind, at least at first. As both Spain and Portugal ruled over the mercantile scene, England was yet to make its mark. Feeling the pressure, England joined the hunt for natural resources without knowing it would one day be the start of the modern…

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    Puritan and colonial The colonial times were very different from what they are today, they were ripe with superstition and religion where people were expected to be active in the church and Complex writing was avoided and often simulated the bible. Most literature of the time was influenced by religious writings. The Puritan/ Colonial time period took place from 1492 to 1800, this time period has four distinct characteristics: Narrative Traditions, Opportunity for Freedom, Government and…

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    Jamestown In Virginia

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    A few colonies and cities communities have experienced some secretive and unfathomable pasts which can't be overlooked for long. Comparative sort of history has been seen in Jamestown and Plymouth. Jamestown in Virginia was the principal lasting English settlement and Plymouth in Massachusetts being the second, with these two states English settlement in North America was begun. Jamestown was started when in 1607, the London Company was created by a group of merchants. They sent themselves onto…

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