Which colony was founded by Puritans who sought a charter by telling Charles I they wanted a joint stock company in 1628? In 1630, 17 ships and over a thousand settlers; They took the charter with them to operate independently.

Which colony was founded by Puritans who sought a charter by telling Charles I they wanted a joint stock company in 1628? In 1630, 17 ships and over a thousand settlers; They took the charter with them to operate independently.

• A. Plymouth Colony
• B. Virginia Company settlement
• C. Massachusetts Bay Colony
• D. Rhode Island

Answer: (C)

Puritans organized their New England venture as a joint‑stock company and secured a royal charter to govern a colony. They approached Charles I in 1628 to obtain this charter, forming the Massachusetts Bay Company to oversee the settlement. By 1630, a large migration—seventeen ships carrying more than a thousand settlers—arrived, and they carried the charter with them to operate the colony under its authority. Plymouth was an earlier settlement by Separatists, Jamestown (Virginia Company) predates this effort, and Rhode Island was founded later by different groups seeking liberty of conscience. The description fits the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Puritans organized their New England venture as a joint‑stock company and secured a royal charter to govern a colony. They approached Charles I in 1628 to obtain this charter, forming the Massachusetts Bay Company to oversee the settlement. By 1630, a large migration—seventeen ships carrying more than a thousand settlers—arrived, and they carried the charter with them to operate the colony under its authority. Plymouth was an earlier settlement by Separatists, Jamestown (Virginia Company) predates this effort, and Rhode Island was founded later by different groups seeking liberty of conscience. The description fits the Massachusetts Bay Colony.