Final answer:
The statement that in 1620, the Pilgrims founded the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts due to persecution for their religious beliefs in England is True. They were Puritan Separatists seeking to fully separate from the Church of England and eventually signed the Mayflower Compact upon their arrival in America. Option A is correct.
Step-by-step explanation:
In 1620, the Pilgrims, a group of English Puritan Separatists led by William Bradford, established the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts. They did so due to persecution for their religious beliefs in England, where they sought but ultimately felt unable to achieve a full separation from the Church of England.
Fearing their children were losing their cultural identity in the Netherlands where they first settled, and worried about potential conflict arising from Spanish interests in the region, they traveled to North America aboard the Mayflower. On this journey, they signed the Mayflower Compact, a significant document expressing both their religious aspirations for the colony and their commitment to direct democracy and self-governance reflecting the will of the people.
The statement in the question is indeed True: the Pilgrims were persecuted for their religious beliefs in England and founded the Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.
Hence, the correct option is A.