Puritans

The Tale of Two Colonies North America was first discovered by European country in the late 1400’s. A little over 100 years later two men by the names of John Smith, leader of the Jamestown settlement, and William Bradford, the Governor of the Plymouth, decided to adventure cross the Atlantic Ocean in a ship in search of the “New World.” The Puritans and Jamestown settlers left England in search of a new way of life. The …

…according to “The General History of Virginia,” and “Of Plymouth Plantation.” The two colonies set assail risking their own lives for freedom and riches. The two colonies differed in three as discussed; the reasons for settling, their compacts and relations with the Indians, and the hardships they endured. Thirteen years separated their travels, hardships, and successes. Both the colonists and the Puritans had courage and a vision. Their vision was similar, their motivation was different.