Why Was Life So Hard For The Pilgrims Summary

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Our country started out as being the new found home of confused pilgrims struggling to survive and thrive in the native new world which they founded to be New England. Getting to the new land was hard enough for them but trying to survive without proper tools or technique seemed like a struggle that would never end. Even though there were many problems with settling in the beginning the pilgrims kept preserving, they knew the hardships that they were going through would soon pay off in the end.

When the Pilgrims first settled in the Plymouth colony it was described in the article “Why was Life So Hard for the Pilgrims” written by Verlyn Klinkenborg to be “the most hopeful place” as stated on page 34. Plymouth seemed to have an abundance of seafood and good soil for planting but that doesn't give an answer as to why the Pilgrims had such a hard time trying to colonize and settle in the new land. Further in the article the author starts to reveal the reasons why the Pilgrims were struggling so much with there findings. Some of the reasons included that the Pilgrims that sailed on the Mayflower arrived at Plymouth without the second ship, the Speedwell that was suppose …show more content…
There was no question that colonization wasn't a bad idea and that they wouldn't regret it. If the Pilgrims didn't choose to explore and risk their lives finding a place to settle, we wouldn't live in such a beautiful country that is home to billions of people today. In the article “Why was it so Hard for the Pilgrims” there is a quote that describes why the Pilgrims did what they needed to do and how it paid off which was, “a willingness to take an overwhelming risk, trusting god and chance to make all the difference.” The meaning of this quote is that it took a lot of courage to do what the Pilgrims did and because of the chance they took it paid off in the end and made a huge difference in the
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