-How Did King James II Apply the Spanish Model of Empire

question 15

Multiple Choice

-How did King James II apply the Spanish model of empire to the colonial administration of most of the English colonies located in the mid-Atlantic and New England?

• A) He lowered taxes and issued a higher number of land deeds.
• B) He made it easier for colonists to have access to their local courts.
• C) He increased the number of members elected to colonial representative assemblies.
• D) He created a larger administrative unit known as the Dominion of New England to govern these colonies.

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