They had no slave population
I think the answer will be D?
Answer:
An auto-da-fé or auto-de-fé was the ritual of public penance of condemned heretics and apostates that took place when the Spanish Inquisition, Portuguese Inquisition or the Mexican Inquisition had decided their punishment, followed by the carrying out by the civil authorities of the sentences imposed.
Explanation:
They were referred to as "Royal Colonies"; it's a term with British origins means those territories not annexed yet under its control.