Here is the solution to the questions based on the provided text about the *Mayflower*:
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1. How long did it take the Mayflower to cross the Atlantic Ocean?
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Answer: About two months.
Explanation:
The text states:
> “The ship’s design made the trip to the New World also take longer. Instead of about a month to cross the Atlantic Ocean, the voyage took about two months.”
This directly answers the question — the journey across the Atlantic took approximately two months.
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2. What was in the cargo hold?
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Answer: Supplies for starting a new colony.
Explanation:
The passage says:
> “...the passengers traveled, and the cargo hold, which held all the supplies the Pilgrims would need to start a new colony.”
So, the cargo hold contained essential supplies — food, tools, clothing, building materials, etc. — that the Pilgrims needed to survive and establish their settlement in the New World.
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3. About how many people stayed on the gun deck?
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Answer: About 102 people.
Explanation:
The text says:
> “There were about 102 Pilgrims traveling on the Mayflower in 1620. The gun deck was a space of 50 feet by 25 feet, with only five foot ceiling. This was very small space for over 100 people to live for two months.”
Although it doesn’t explicitly say *everyone* lived on the gun deck, it implies that the 102 Pilgrims (passengers) were living in this cramped space during the voyage. Since the gun deck was the main living area for passengers (as opposed to crew or cargo), we can reasonably infer that all 102 passengers stayed there.
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4. When did the Pilgrims reach the New World?
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Answer: In November 1620.
Explanation:
The text says:
> “The Pilgrims did not actually leave England for the New World until September... The Pilgrims did not reach what is present-day Massachusetts until the middle of November.”
Also, the first paragraph mentions:
> “The Mayflower was the ship that brought the Pilgrims from England to the New World in 1620.”
Combining these, we know they left in September and arrived in mid-November 1620.
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
1. About two months.
2. Supplies for starting a new colony.
3. About 102 people.
4. Mid-November 1620.
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