Question

the massachusetts bay colony was established in new england by
the catholics.
the separatists.
the puritans.
the pilgrims.

Explanation:

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630 by a group of Puritan settlers seeking religious freedom and to build a religious community in New England. Catholics were not the founders, Separatists (Pilgrims) established Plymouth Colony, not Massachusetts Bay.

Answer:

○ the Puritans.