The mayflower was not built to be a transportation ship for people. what was the original purpose of the mayflower?

(a) as a merchant ship to carry wine
(b) as a fishing ship
(c) as a ship to get spices from the far east

The Mayflower was a merchant ship known to have carried huge wine barrers as a cargo in it:

the correct answer is (a) As a merchant ship to carry wine.

The fact that it was a merchant ship made it harder to navigate effectively across the ocean.