People onboard the Mayflower first spotted land in early November 1620. They had arrived in Cape Cod Bay, which is now a part of Massachusetts. Their first winter in America was brutal. Most of the colonists stayed on the ship because there was no shelter on the land. It was very cold, and many people got ill. There also was not enough healthy food. By the spring, only about half of the passengers had survived to move to land. According to the passage, why was the first winter in America difficult for the colonists?

A
because they were not used to eating seafood

B
because their homes were destroyed

C
because they were not used to snow

D
because many people became sick

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Think about how the author structured the article you just read, then answer the question. what type of text structure does the author use in this article? the author uses a sequence of events to trace the development of democratic rule from ancient greece to the united states. the author presents a cause-and-effect relationship to explain how the first government created in athens resulted in the empire’s downfall. the author compares and contrasts ideas about government developed by two philosophers, plato and aristotle. the author describes the problems faced by the american founding fathers, and details the solutions proposed by plato and aristotle. ach characteristic of government to athens or rome