Which statement is not true about the Pilgrims?

Which statement is not true about the Pilgrims?

• A. They established a colony in Roanoke, Virginia.
• B. They came on the Mayflower
• C. They settled in Plymouth
• D. They celebrated Thanksgiving

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is understanding where the Pilgrims lived and when events associated with them happened. The Pilgrims sailed to North America on the Mayflower and established their settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620, and they later shared a harvest gathering that is remembered as Thanksgiving. Roanoke, Virginia was a separate early English colony founded by Sir Walter Raleigh many years earlier, and it became known as the Lost Colony; it has no connection to the Pilgrims. So claiming that the Pilgrims established a colony in Roanoke is not true of their history. The other statements fit what the Pilgrims did: they came on the Mayflower, settled in Plymouth, and celebrated Thanksgiving.

The main idea here is understanding where the Pilgrims lived and when events associated with them happened. The Pilgrims sailed to North America on the Mayflower and established their settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts, in 1620, and they later shared a harvest gathering that is remembered as Thanksgiving. Roanoke, Virginia was a separate early English colony founded by Sir Walter Raleigh many years earlier, and it became known as the Lost Colony; it has no connection to the Pilgrims. So claiming that the Pilgrims established a colony in Roanoke is not true of their history. The other statements fit what the Pilgrims did: they came on the Mayflower, settled in Plymouth, and celebrated Thanksgiving.