Answer:
They believed the national government would be too powerful and would in turn compromise individual liberties.
Hong Kong is currently under the control of the <span>People's Republic of China. So, i'm fairly sure the answer is B.</span><span />
The desire for trade with Asia encouraged exploration of the Americas because in order to do so they had to search for a trade route. While doing so they landed in the Americas which was like unclaimed land to them so they explored it in order to gain it as their territory. The more land you had control over the more powerful the country was.
