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The first winter was hard for pilgrims because they were not prepared for what they would face. They would have had to construct shelters and find what food they could in an unfamiliar land before harsh weather set in.
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∙ 14y agoThe first winter was difficult because they had not been accustomed to how cold it could become without a secured shelter. It was also hard because during the previous seasons when the came to America, they were at a large risk of getting dieses that would not show their symtomes until winter. Because of these two hardships they were unable to find enough food for that season.
The next year they did much better because they had less people and knew what they had to accomplish to survive the next winter.
Don't listen to that because it will get you mixed up. It was hard because they didn't know how to live off of the land, because where they came from(England) they didn't have to garden and plant, they just had stores and that's why. Squanto did show them how to plant, but that was later. (: thanx
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∙ 11y agoThe first winter in Plymouth was hard for the pilgrims because there wasn't enough food.By the time that the snow melted half the pilgrims were alive..A lot of pilgrims ended up dying from diseases
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∙ 13y agocold winters and starvation
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What brought hardship and death to the Plymouth colony?
Starvation, because insufficient supplies were brought from England, and a very hard winter killed a lot of people in the Plymouth Colony during the first year of its existence.
Did the pilgrims first land in Massachusetts?
Yes, the Pilgrims landed at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Oh, and Plymouth Rock is the size you'd use in your landscaping. I was expecting more of a boulder size. Makes it hard to imagine the pilgrims pulled to shore and then declared their journey successful using this little rock. :P
What was the pilgrims first year like?
Their first year was awful. At least half of the Pilgrims died in the winter. By the way, I like cheese! Do you like cheese? I want some cheese! Do you have cheese? I like cheese!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their first year was horrible.
How did the pilgrims view the landscape of cape cod when they first arrived?
The Pilgrims were looking for a place where they could worship as they pleased without being persecuted by other religious groups or government. The success of the Virginia colony provided a solution for the Pilgrims. The Plymouth Company, which was not having success like the Virginia Company, in attracting settlers to the New World, hit upon a scheme that would be successful to both Pilgrims and Company. The King was persuaded to let the Plymouth Company send the Pilgrims to America to provide a profitable colony to both the company and the Crown, and, in turn, the King would agree not to persecute the Pilgrims in their colony. When they arrived at Massachusetts Bay, they found a deserted Indian colony(Pawtuxet) that had been wiped out by illness years earlier. They considered it a sign from God that this was a good place to start the Plymouth Colony.
How many people died in the first winter in Jamestown?
There were 102 colonists and 52 died the first winter. In an attempt to conceal their growing weakness the Pilgrims tried to bury them secretly in unmarked graves. Their burial place was not discovered until their bones were revealed after a torrential rainstorm one hundred years later. Captain Christopher Jones had intended to start back to England in the Mayflower as soon as the Pilgrims found a settling place, but his crew was also ravaged by disease. Perhaps half of the Mayflower's crew died as well before Jones started the return voyage in the spring of 1621. Jones himself died within about another two years, perhaps worn out by the privations and exertions of that hard winter at Plymouth colony.
What made life in Plymouth so hard?
Because they had a harsh winter and many pilgrims died
What made life in Plymouth colony so hard?
Because they had a harsh winter and many pilgrims died
What was life when the pilgrims got here?
The pilgrims life was easy and hard. It was easy because the Native Americans gave the pilgrim food when the pilgrims came to America. It was also hard because many pilgrims died when it was winter at America.
What brought hardship and death to the Plymouth colony?
Starvation, because insufficient supplies were brought from England, and a very hard winter killed a lot of people in the Plymouth Colony during the first year of its existence.
Did the pilgrims first land in Massachusetts?
Yes, the Pilgrims landed at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Oh, and Plymouth Rock is the size you'd use in your landscaping. I was expecting more of a boulder size. Makes it hard to imagine the pilgrims pulled to shore and then declared their journey successful using this little rock. :P
What was the pilgrims first year like?
Their first year was awful. At least half of the Pilgrims died in the winter. By the way, I like cheese! Do you like cheese? I want some cheese! Do you have cheese? I like cheese!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Their first year was horrible.
Was it hard on the Mayflower?
The Atlantic crossing took two months, but the Pilgrims arrived at Cape Cod in November and didn't start building any shelter at Plymouth until mid-December. Due to the lack of houses on land, most of the Pilgrims stayed on the Mayflower through the winter. They were afflicted with malnutrition, scurvy, pneumonia and intestinal problems that caused dehydration. Of the 102 passengers who made it to Cape Cod, 50 died during the winter of 1620.
How did the pilgrims view the landscape of cape cod when they first arrived?
The Pilgrims were looking for a place where they could worship as they pleased without being persecuted by other religious groups or government. The success of the Virginia colony provided a solution for the Pilgrims. The Plymouth Company, which was not having success like the Virginia Company, in attracting settlers to the New World, hit upon a scheme that would be successful to both Pilgrims and Company. The King was persuaded to let the Plymouth Company send the Pilgrims to America to provide a profitable colony to both the company and the Crown, and, in turn, the King would agree not to persecute the Pilgrims in their colony. When they arrived at Massachusetts Bay, they found a deserted Indian colony(Pawtuxet) that had been wiped out by illness years earlier. They considered it a sign from God that this was a good place to start the Plymouth Colony.
How many people died in the first winter in Jamestown?
There were 102 colonists and 52 died the first winter. In an attempt to conceal their growing weakness the Pilgrims tried to bury them secretly in unmarked graves. Their burial place was not discovered until their bones were revealed after a torrential rainstorm one hundred years later. Captain Christopher Jones had intended to start back to England in the Mayflower as soon as the Pilgrims found a settling place, but his crew was also ravaged by disease. Perhaps half of the Mayflower's crew died as well before Jones started the return voyage in the spring of 1621. Jones himself died within about another two years, perhaps worn out by the privations and exertions of that hard winter at Plymouth colony.
Why was the very first Thanksgiving dinner held?
This may differ from my previous answers but I think it is to celebrate the friendship between the Native Americans and the Pilgrims and to celebrate to a season full of hard work and to rest up for the winter.
If the pilgrims settled farther south how might there experiences been different?
Of Plymouth Plantation it would have been different if they settled farther south by not putting them through the incredibly hard winters they had.
Would someone living in Scituate MA south of Boston in 1634 have been part of the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims or the Massachusetts Bay Colony Puritans?
Yes. Scituate was founded in the year 1627 by a group of people from Plymouth. Becuase Scituate is only so far from Plymouth, and it was settled by people from Plymouth, it most likely would have been, tough there is no hard proof of knowing this (as far as I know at least). But it would have been most likely.
