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A 5 page paper exploring the writings of Captain John Smith and Governor John Winthrop. The author compares and contrasts these men's visions for the “New World”. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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of the early explorers and colonists. In many ways this land was a utopian space in the minds of the Europeans. It was a space that they intended
to take full advantage of for the purpose of establishing their own ideal communities. The writings of Captain John Smith and Governor John Winthrop are particularly interesting in this
regard. Smith and Winthrops visions of the perfect New England society, however, were somewhat different from one another. Winthrop saw the "New World" as an invaluable opportunity
to worship God in everything that the Puritans did. Smith, in contrast, was enamored with the economic opportunities that he saw in this new land. Both men, of
course, were exceedingly aware of the opportunity to establish their own vision for the future outside the limitations they has experienced in Europe. Smiths "A Description of New-England" and
Winthrops "A Model of Christian Charity" each illuminate the respective views of these great men. Delivered to his fellow passengers aboard the Arbella in 1630, Winthrops speech was patterned according
to Puritan beliefs and world views. Winthrop interlaces his speech with quotes from the Bible in order to remind his listeners that their greater goal on this earth was
to remain dedicated to God in everything they did. Winthrop instructs his listeners to incorporate their beliefs into their lives in the new colonies, to insure that they uphold
God even when challenged by the harsh circumstances they are sure to encounter. Winthrop declared that in doing so the Puritans insured that "this great king will have many
stewards, counting himself more honored in dispensing his gifts to man by man, than if he did it by his own immediate hands". The underlying premises of Winthrops speech
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