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Which colony did the Pilgrims found in 1620?
AThe colony of New Haven
BThe colony of Plymouth
CThe colony of Maryland
DThe colony of Georgia
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. The colony of Plymouth
1. A group of Separatists left England for Leyden in Holland during the reign of James I.
2. Some of that Leyden congregation became known as the Pilgrims.
3. They decided to emigrate again, and in 1620 they founded the colony of Plymouth.
4. Maryland was founded later by the Calverts, with English Catholics in mind.
_Source: An Outline of American History (U.S. Information Agency, 1990, public domain), section THE SEARCH FOR RELIGIOUS AND POLITICAL FREEDOM_
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