C. Ocean routes seemed to long of a voyage to make to be order to trade
I think it would be called making shares
assuming efficiency of each man to dig trench, in one day, for one hour is constant,

so one man, working for one hour in one day can dig 1.5 m
so 8 men, working 3 hours a day and will take, say $d$ number of days and efficiency will be constant. so,
$\frac32=\frac{220}{8\times3\times d}$
$\implies d=\frac{55}9=6.12$
this would be the proper answer The Pilgrims came to the New World to escape religious persecution.