The massachusetts bay colony was different from the plymouth colony because in massachusetts

there was a more prosperous economy (B).

Explanation:

The first permanent English settlement in North America was Plymouth (1620). In the Plymouth colony, the Pilgrims faced problems such as diseases and bad weather. The Pilgrims owed money to the Plymouth Company which financed their trip to America, but could not make any profit through fishing and agriculture because of these unfavorable conditions.

The Massachusetts Bay Colony, on the other hand, was the most profitable colony. The settlers earned money from shipbuilding, fishing, producing lumber, etc.

the effect of the ming leaders banning ships with more than two masts was that there was no further construction of ships masts, because there was a surplus. ming emperors disallowed foreign exploration