Asked by Dania Gallardo on Apr 24, 2024

James II and his successors, William and Mary, would most likely have agreed on which of the following statements?

A) England should exercise tighter control over its colonies in North America.
B) The British constitution gives the English monarch absolute power.
C) Representative assemblies in the British colonies should be abolished.
D) English regulations concerning colonial trade should be relaxed.

James II

was the King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1685 to 1688, whose reign ended with the Glorious Revolution due to his attempts to reinstitute Catholic dominance in England.

William and Mary

The joint sovereigns of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702, whose accession, known as the Glorious Revolution, marked the transition towards parliamentary democracy.

British Constitution

The system of rules, principles, and laws, unwritten and written, that govern the United Kingdom, balancing the powers of its government structures.

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