Of plymouth plantation ENGLISH HELP!!!?

1. Which belief does Bradford express in the selection from Of Plymouth Plantation when he calls Squanto "a special instrument sent of God"?
(1 point)

his faith in Squanto’s fishing and farming techniques
his belief in God’s protection of the Pilgrims
his belief in Squanto’s eventual conversion
his faith in friendship between him and the Indians

2. What is the main idea in this complex sentence from Of Plymouth Plantation?

So some of the chief of the company, perceiving the mariners to fear the sufficiency of the ship as appeared by their mutterings, they entered into serious consultation with the master and other officers of the ship, to consider in time of the danger, and rather to return than to cast themselves into a desperate and inevitable peril. (1 point)

Many of the seamen thought the ship was unseaworthy.
The seamen muttered among themselves about the ship.
The company heads discussed returning to England.
The dangers ahead were obvious and unavoidable.

3. Why might Smith have written much of The General History of Virginia in the third person?
(1 point)

to keep distant from events
to appear objective about events
to hide his own sense of pride
to avoid revealing how he felt

4. In which of the following sentences is the experience of peril described? (1 point)

The ocean journey took many more months than expected.
The ship met dangerous shoals and roaring breakers.
Squanto was an interpreter for the colonists and his people.
The colonists suffered from disease and starvation.

5. Which sentence uses a correct possessive form? (1 point)

The first winters’ harsh weather caused many deaths.
The captain’s behavior caused him to be replaced.
The colonist’s faith in God helped them deal with difficulties.
The Mayflowers’ beams were shaken by the strong winds.

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1. His belief in God’s protection of the Pilgrims.
2. The company heads discussed returning to England.
3. To appear objective (neutral, detached) about events.
4. The ship met dangerous shoals and roaring breakers.
5. The captain’s behavior caused him to be replaced.

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