Which of the following were true of the massachusetts colonies? (multiple choices.) -settlers came seeking profits and adventure. - puritans purchased a controlling interest in the massachusetts bay colony. -only separatists could hold office and vote in the massachusetts bay colony. -during the first winter, half the colonists at plymouth died. the people who came were persecuted by the anglican church. -the puritans wanted to stay in the anglican church. -cities begun by the settlers included boston and salem. -the colony was represented by the house of burgesses.