For Charles II, the English colonies in North America were useful mainly as:
A) markets for English goods.
B) havens for English debtors and persecuted English Protestants.
C) a means of relieving a labor shortage in the areas surrounding the Mediterranean.
D) a source of badly needed income to pay off debts incurred as a result of the Restoration.
E) places where his young sons had a chance to be successful.
D
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