The American colonies were part of the British Empire, colonists traded illegally, through New Netherlands to avoid taxes and regulations, which was imposed by the Britishers. British regulated the policies of the mercantile system. In which, colonies part of England will help the empire in generating wealth and power. English colonists did not give it much favored and decided to act against it.
At the time that The Declaration of Independence was Written, the phrase “all men are created equal” refers to white men. At the time, black men and women did not have rights.
It is D. The colonists of Roanoke simply disappeared without a trace. The monarchy of England did not give them an order to abandon the settlement; they simply abandoned it for no known reasons.
The first Spanish conquistadors came to North America in 1519, finding the region with Native American tribes, like the Spanish conquistador in South America, they all were looking for wealth rather than new homes.