How does the clause "that which was most sad and lamentable" build upon the idea of the
chapter title, “The Starving Time"? To what,
exactly, is Bradford referring? How does this
compare to the mood of the start of Chapter 9?
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The clause “that which was the most sad and lamentable” is build upon the idea of the chapter title “The Starving Time” because one of the reasons why half the population died was because they were starving for not just food but basic comforts like shelter and warmth.

Bradford is referring to the death of half of the pilgrims due to winter, starvation, and diseases.

The mood of the chapter is somber and tragic which is in direct contrast to the energetic mood at the start of Chapter 9. Chapter 9 starts with “In sundry of these storms, the winds were so fierce...but were forced to hull for divers days together”. Although in both the instances they are struggling and refuse to give up, the mood in the latter is less hopeful.

Explanation:

- "the past is made of multitudinous items ranging from anything that can be collected, recollected or assessed to originate in the past. as such, the past is a gallimaufry of particulars that may not have been related in any way. however, the human mind seeks organization to understand concepts and other things. the human mind therefore seeks relationships in explaining and studying the past. history being a humanity, dictates that historians have to serve this human trait by bringing structure to details of the past. historians do this by creating interpretive frameworks that capture as many details as possible."

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this act gave the federal government the power to relocate any native in the east to territory west of the mississippi river.