What precipitated James I's decision to make Virginia a royal colony?
A) the granting of dictatorial powers to the colony's governors in 1609
B) the Virginia Company's decision to concentrate on tobacco production in 1617
C) the decision to begin the enslavement of blacks in 1619
D) the Indian massacre of 1622
D
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