Why did the pilgrims settle in cape cod instead of virgina?

American schoolchildren learn early on about the Pilgrims' treacherous, cross-Atlantic voyage aboard the Mayflower and their landing at Plymouth Rock in December of 1620, just in time for a long, hard New England winter.You might expect, then, to find the Pilgrim Monument in Plymouth, Massachusetts, near other Pilgrim attractions such as the Mayflower II, a replica of the famous ship, and Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum that recreates early life in Plymouth Colony. Good thing this isn't a test... you would be wrong.The Pilgrim Monument, made entirely of granite from Stonington, Maine, and, at 252 feet, the tallest all-granite structure in the United States, is located at the tip of Cape Cod in Provincetown.
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