Which colony did the Pilgrims establish?

Which colony did the Pilgrims establish?

• A. Plymouth, Massachusetts
• B. Roanoke, Virginia
• C. Jamestown, Virginia
• D. Massachusetts Bay Colony

Answer: (A)

The idea to focus on is where the Pilgrims actually settled and what that colony was called. The Pilgrims were English settlers who left for freedom of worship and sailed on the Mayflower. They landed at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts in 1620 and established Plymouth Colony. This is what they created, separate from other early colonies. Roanoke was an earlier, failed attempt to start a colony in what is now North Carolina. Jamestown, founded in Virginia in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement but by a different group and at a different time. Massachusetts Bay Colony, established in 1630 near modern-day Boston, was started by Puritans, not the Pilgrims, and later grew into a larger colony. So, the Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.

The idea to focus on is where the Pilgrims actually settled and what that colony was called. The Pilgrims were English settlers who left for freedom of worship and sailed on the Mayflower. They landed at Plymouth in present-day Massachusetts in 1620 and established Plymouth Colony. This is what they created, separate from other early colonies.

Roanoke was an earlier, failed attempt to start a colony in what is now North Carolina. Jamestown, founded in Virginia in 1607, was the first permanent English settlement but by a different group and at a different time. Massachusetts Bay Colony, established in 1630 near modern-day Boston, was started by Puritans, not the Pilgrims, and later grew into a larger colony.

So, the Pilgrims established Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.