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If nothing else, John Smith's account exemplifies the ambiguous state of relations between the colonists and the Native Americans. It was either tenuous peace or warfare, and Smith shows that by constantly going back and forth in the way he depicts them - one paragraph, the Native Americans are endlessly benevolent and helpful, and in the next there is a brutal fight between the natives and the colonists. It shows the colonists' lives in America as unsettling and volatile - a constantly changing state. - Celia | If nothing else, John Smith's account exemplifies the ambiguous state of relations between the colonists and the Native Americans. It was either tenuous peace or warfare, and Smith shows that by constantly going back and forth in the way he depicts them - one paragraph, the Native Americans are endlessly benevolent and helpful, and in the next there is a brutal fight between the natives and the colonists. It shows the colonists' lives in America as unsettling and volatile - a constantly changing state. - Celia | ||
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| + | One of the interesting things from this account is Smith’s optimism upon the departure of Captain Newport. Smith stated that Captain Newport returned to England on June 22nd “leaving provision for 13 or 14 weeks” and that all of his men were “in good health and comfort, albeit, that through some discontented humors…” We can look back on this now because we know how badly things went for the colonists. They got short on supplies, relations with the Indians shifted constantly and they could not change their English customs to adapt to the new world. To me, it was just very curious to look back at these comments, knowing now that high morale and good fortune for the English did not last long. -afrisk | ||
