Answer:
D) king James II gave his colonial governor more power
Step-by-step explanation:
The Royal Government of London after 1680 took an increasing interest in the affairs of the colonies, which were rapidly growing in population and wealth in order to compete with the fatherland. In 1680, only Virginia was a royal colony; the governors were appointed and were closely linked to the government of London. Historians before the 1880s emphasized American nationalism. However, Herbert L. Osgood, George Louis Beer, Charles McLean Andrews, and Lawrence H. Gipson dominated colonial historiography in the 1940s, and emphasized, and often praised, London's attention to all colonies; there was never a threat (before the 1770s) that any colony would want to rebel or seek independence.