List examples and details that show that the passages are firsthand historical narratives.
1. While the ships stayed, our allowance was somewhat bettered by a daily proportion of biscuit which the sailors would pilfer to sell, give, or exchange with use for money, sassafras, or furs. But when they departed, there remained neither tavern, beer house, nor place of relief bur the common kettle. Had we been as free from all sings as gluttony and drunkenness we might have been canonized for saints, but our President would never have been admitted for engrossing to his private, oatmeal, sack, oil, aqua vitae, beef, eggs, or what not but the kettle; that indeed he allowed equally to be distributed.
2. ...after long beating at sea they fell with that land which is called Cape Cod: the which being made and certainly known to be it, they were not a little joyful. After some deliberation had amongst themselves and with the master of the ship, they tacked about and resolved to stand for the southward (the wind and weather being fair) to find some place about Hudson's River for their habitation. But after they had sailed that course about half the day, they fell amongst dangerous shoals and roaring breakers, and they were so far entangled therewith as they conceived themselves in great danger; and the wind shrinking upon them withal, they resolved to bear up again for the Cape and thought themselves happy to get out of those dangers before night overtook them, as by God's good providence they did.
For #1 and #2, should I write what you said?
1. The excerpt is told in fist-person plural, which indicates a first-hand account. That is all I need to assume that the writer was in the pronouns included in the pronouns "we" and "our," etc.
2. The excerpt is told in third-person plural, indicating a story told by someone who probably was not a participant in the story. It is possible for a first-hand participant to write of an experience in third-person, but there is nothing in this excerpt to indicate that. Thus, there are no examples or details that show that the passage is an firsthand historical narrative.
You are copying parts of what I wrote to you. That tells me you don't understand what I said. Put it in your own words! Cheating by copying or plagiarizing is not how to answer quiz or exercise questions!
For #1, you are correct in noting that the passage is written in the first-person plural, using pronouns such as "we" and "our." This indicates that the writer was a participant in the events being described. The use of phrases like "our allowance," "daily proportion of biscuit," and references to the actions of the sailors all suggest a firsthand account. The writer also provides specific details about the sailors pilfering, selling, and exchanging items, as well as the absence of taverns or beer houses once the ships departed. All of these examples support the conclusion that the passage is a firsthand historical narrative.
For #2, I apologize for the confusion in my previous response. Upon reviewing the passage again, I misspoke. The excerpt is actually written in the third-person plural, using pronouns such as "they" and "them." This suggests that the writer was not a participant in the events but is relaying the story from an outside perspective. The passage describes the actions and decisions of a group of people who encounter dangers at sea, providing specific details about their deliberations, the change in wind and weather, and their fortunate escape from the dangers. These details support the conclusion that the passage is a firsthand historical narrative, as it presents a descriptive account of events as they unfold.