Question

Based on the description william bradford provides in of plymouth plantation, what conclusion can you draw about the early days of the colony? life was bountiful and there was much celebration when the colony was founded. the local native americans were supportive and took in the colonists to live with them. life was very difficult and many people died. the colonists were adept hunters and knew how to survive off the land.

Answer 1

I think Mr. Bradford paints a rather rosy picture that is perhaps only a bit true. I suspect life was hard and the new country life quite strange. It took a strong forbearance for the women especially to adapt to the varying climates, crude living quarters, and usually harder work than in England. The Indians reportedly did welcome the strangers at first but did in time become leery of these new people - some lied to the Indians and did not deserve their welcome, so there were clashes in time. I do  not think the early colonies were very successful. Later colonists learned from the mistakes of the first.