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Pilgrim "lionizing" is just more of a fairy tale situation. People aren't taught very much about them. Most of the history taught in my experience is in elementary school where obviously you can only go so deep.

The gist that is taught is that they were one of the first and took a big chance is really all it is. There's not much depth to it as far as adoration of the Pilgrims in the US.

I had to read / find some good documentaries later in life before I really learned about them:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/pilgrims/