Question

What is meant in the text when the statement is made that there is more to distance than just miles? Much food was needed to make the trip back to England. They would have to be patient for answers from the king. Messages never made it all the way to the king. The colonists had learned that the king had little regard for their interests or concerns. The distance back to England was a long one.

Answer 1

Messages would take to long so they would have to wait for an answer from the king

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Answer 2

they would have to be patient for answer for the king or the distance back to England would be a long one