Answer:
C) adult male colonists
Step-by-step explanation:
If these are the Options?
A) adult male and female colonists
B) the English Parliament
C) adult male colonists
D) the king of England
Due to the lack of a royal charter, the Plymouth colonists (adult males) formed their own government. It was founded in 1602 by Puritan or Pilgrim religious immigrants. New England was formed in 1628 as the Massachusetts Bay Colony.