Question

Read the passage and answer the question.

(1620] Being thus passed the vast ocean, and a sea of troubles before in their preparation (as may be
remembered, by that which went before), they had now no friends to welcome them, nor inns to entertain or
refresh their weather-beaten bodies, no houses or much less towns to repair to, to seek for succor. It is
recorded in Scripture as a mercy to the apostle and his shipwrecked company that the barbarians showed
them no small kindness in refreshing them, but these savage barbarians, when they met with them (as after
will appear) were readier to fill their sides full of arrows then otherwise. And for the season it was winter, and
they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce
storms, dangerous to travel to known places, much more to search an unknown coast. Besides, what could
they see but hideous and desolate wilderness, full of wild beasts and wild men? And what multitudes there
might be of them they know not.

•Summarize Bradford's description of the New World in the above passage. Use details from the passage to support your
answer

Your answer should be approximately 150 words.

Answer 1

In the passage above, William Bradford uses negative words to describe the natives living in the New World. The most noticeable word he uses to describe them on numerous occasions is "barbarians". The word in itself poses a negative connotation, and in using that word rather than simply "natives," Bradford successfully paints the natives as ferocious, unwelcoming peoples. He further describes them as "savage," and they showed them "no small kindness" and would rather shoot them with arrows than offer them food and other refreshers. On the contrary, the way in which William Bradford later describes Squanto and Massasoit is very different from his initial description of the native people. After realizing that the Puritans were ill-prepared for the new settlement on this land, they were given help by the natives; they were shown how to to many things like preparing certain foods such as corn and provided them with helpful knowledge of the land. After this encounter, Bradford no longer speaks of the natives negatively; however, it is still not too kindly. Despite this, the natives were of vital importance to the Puritans, and the settlement may very well not have survived without them.

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Answer 2

Bradford describes how several difficulties the Puritans would face during their emigration and settlement in the New World.

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Before the Puritans arrived in the New World, William Bradford describes their choice of making the migration across the Atlantic a dangerous and daring one. He warned them about the danger in the form of wild nature and barbarous people, they would likely going encounter. While the Puritans were excited about being able to exercise their religion with freedom as they were approaching away from the orthodox clutches of England and they were also keen on securing free land at the new settlement. These conceptions were based on the writings circulated in Europe about the brutish description of the natives of the New World.