In "Of Plymouth Plantation", was Bradford’s aim to record history or to inspire spiritual fortitude? explain.

This is an interesting pair of choices. Bradford's
Of Plymouth Plantation is, at its core, a journal.  To that extent,
it's an attempt to document the literal movements and insights of these colonists, of
which he is a part.  That makes the case for history first.  Given that, he also records
the spiritual journey--its successes and failures--of these colonists.  What's
intriguing about the journal is that, while it does reflect his personal journey, it's
clearly written for others to read. When they do, the result is spiritual
inspiration. 

Here's a specific reason for the dilemma
represented by this writing--history or spiritual inspiration.  Chapter one is called
"History of Plymouth Plantation."  There's the case for history.  What follows is
several paragraphs about the spiritual history of England, including references to both
Foxe's Book of Martyrs and Queen Mary. There's a case for both
purposes, though the content is clearly more spiritual than historical.  Then Bradford
says this:

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But that I may come more near my intendmente;
...many became inlightened by the word of God, and had their ignorante and sins
discovered unto them, and begane by his grace to reforme their lives, and make
consciente of their wayes, the worke of God was no sooner manifest in them, but
presently they were both scoffed and scorned by the prophane multitude, and the
ministers urged with the yoak of subscription, or else must be silenced; and the poore
people were so vexed with apparators, and pursuants,and the comissarie courts, as truly
their affIiction was not smale; which, notwithstanding, they bore sundrie years with
much patience, till they were occasioned (by the continuance and encrease of these
troubls, and other means which the Lord raised up in those days) to see further into
things by the light of the word of
God.

His first phrase, "But
that I may come more near my intendmente [intention]," is a reminder that his point is
to tell the story--the history--of these particular pilgrims.  In order to do so, as
seen in the passage above, he must write about both their physical journey (their
trials, tribulations, and travels) and their spiritual journey (their transforming faith
and God's continual provision).  Because these were a people who were moved by God's
grace and then moved, literally, by God's provision, their story is inextricably linked
to God.

In short, then, Bradford's writing is a history of
people totally committed to God; in telling their complete history (both physical and
spiritual), his writing also serves as spiritual inspiration.