Why did King James II revoke the charters of New York and New Jersey and create the Dominion of New England?
A) He felt that the consolidation would make it easier for him to impose Catholicism on Puritan New England.
B) He had lost interest in colonial affairs and believed that it would be easier to administer one large colony than several small ones.
C) He wanted to consolidate the English colonies and place them under powerful governors, in the style of Spain.
D) He wished to squash unrest among colonists seeking independence from England and the crown.
E) He wanted to gain control of the wealth of New England as proprietor of New York.
Ans: C) He wanted to consolidate the English colonies and place them under powerful governors, in the style of Spain.
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