What is the most important idea of the second paragraph of of plymouth plantation?

a) the ship encountered good weather and fair sailing at the beginning of its journey.

b) the sailors decided to caulk the decks and upper works of the ship after it was damaged in a storm.

c) the pilgrims and ship's officers discussed the damage to the ship and decided to continue the voyage.

d) the crew used a large iron screw the passengers had brought from holland to repair a beam that broke during a storm.

The correct answer is option C) "The Pilgrims and ship's officers discussed the damage to the ship and decided to continue the voyage".

Explanation:

The manuscript "Of Plymouth Plantation" was written by William Bradford, the leader of the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. The main idea of the manuscript to describe the difficult situation that Pilgrims suffer in their journey. In the second paragraph of the text Bradford describes the encounter of the ship with many fierce storms, and how the officers discussed if they should return. At the end the mariners decided to go on in their journey upon making some restorations works on the ship.

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