The first group that settled in Massachusetts was known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. This was one of the original English settlements in Massachusetts that we see today. They settled in 1630 by a group of about 1,000 Puritan refugees from England. The Pilgrims were followed by Puritans who established the Massachusetts Bay Colony at Salem and Boston.
The correct answer is D) settling conflicts associated with the settlement of western lands (The issue over the western lands was solved under the Articles.)
