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Of Plymouth Plantation
Being thus arrived in a good harbor and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof, again to set their feet on the firm and stable earth, their proper element. And no marvel if they were thus joyful, seeing wise Seneca was so affected with sailing a few miles on the coast of his own Italy; as he affirmed, that he had rather remain twenty years on his way by land, than pass by sea to any place in a short time; so tedious and dreadful was the same unto him. But here I cannot but stay and make a pause, and stand half amazed at this poor people’s present condition; and so I think will the reader too, when he well considers the same. Being thus passed the vast ocean, and a sea of troubles before in their preparation (as may be remembered by that which went before), they had now no friends to welcome them, nor inns to entertain or refresh their weather-beaten bodies, no houses or much less towns to repair to, to seek for succor. ... What could now sustain them but the spirit of God and His grace? May not and ought not the children of these fathers rightly say: Our fathers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this wilderness.
Excerpt from "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, 1651
Question
What does Bradford credit for sustaining the Pilgrims in their harsh new environment?
Responses
A their agricultural skillstheir agricultural skills
B the spirit of God and His gracethe spirit of God and His grace
C aid from the Native Americansaid from the Native Americans
D supplies from Englandsupplies from England
Being thus arrived in a good harbor and brought safe to land, they fell upon their knees and blessed the God of Heaven who had brought them over the vast and furious ocean, and delivered them from all the perils and miseries thereof, again to set their feet on the firm and stable earth, their proper element. And no marvel if they were thus joyful, seeing wise Seneca was so affected with sailing a few miles on the coast of his own Italy; as he affirmed, that he had rather remain twenty years on his way by land, than pass by sea to any place in a short time; so tedious and dreadful was the same unto him. But here I cannot but stay and make a pause, and stand half amazed at this poor people’s present condition; and so I think will the reader too, when he well considers the same. Being thus passed the vast ocean, and a sea of troubles before in their preparation (as may be remembered by that which went before), they had now no friends to welcome them, nor inns to entertain or refresh their weather-beaten bodies, no houses or much less towns to repair to, to seek for succor. ... What could now sustain them but the spirit of God and His grace? May not and ought not the children of these fathers rightly say: Our fathers were Englishmen which came over this great ocean, and were ready to perish in this wilderness.
Excerpt from "Of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford, 1651
Question
What does Bradford credit for sustaining the Pilgrims in their harsh new environment?
Responses
A their agricultural skillstheir agricultural skills
B the spirit of God and His gracethe spirit of God and His grace
C aid from the Native Americansaid from the Native Americans
D supplies from Englandsupplies from England
Answers
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Bradford credits "the spirit of God and His grace" for sustaining the Pilgrims in their harsh new environment. Therefore, the correct answer is:
B. the spirit of God and His grace
B. the spirit of God and His grace