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Bully On The Ship
Bradford describes a time on this ship when a crew member harrassed the other passengers. These passenrs were sick and really wanted help. god herd there cries and as a result the man that once harrassed them would now come down with the same illness and eventually die
"thus his curses light his own head and it was an anstonishment to all his fellows for they noticed it to be the just hand of god upon him" (Bradford 29) -
Ship Breaks Down
In this part of the story the passangers face fierce winds and a threat that the ship is breaking apart as the are in the sea. At this point in time they comitted themselfs to God and proceded to resolve in sundry.
"but it pleased god that he caught hold of the topsail halyards which hung overboard and ran out a length " -
The Starving Time
In this section of the book braford says that half of the people that came over the to the new world had died.Due the fact that it was in the peek of the winter. Also they were hit with other diseases.
" And yet the Lord so upheld these persons as in this general calamity they were not at all infected with either sickness or lameness" -
Indian Relations
bradford goes to explain how the Puritains gained a relationship with the Native Americans. Also how at first the Natives were stealing there stuff but when they ran across Samoset they began to create a relationship with the Natives.
"being after some time of entertainment and gifts dismissed, a while after he came again, and five more with him, and they bought again all the tools that were stolen away before" -
First Thanksgiving
This is the Puritains first Thanksgiving and they are all recovered and felling strong again. They learned from the Indians how to get there fish and where to take it and also how to crow crops
"They now began to gather small harvest they had and to fit up their houses and dwellings aginst winter, being recovered in all health and strength and had all things in good and plenty
