The answer is A, which is the first choice
Answer:
The government raised taxes.
Explanation:
The French government took a long time to realize that taxing the clergy (1st Estate) and the nobility (2nd Estate) is beneficial. The French king was very reluctant to reform or reduce the financial burden of the peasants.
Maryland was settled by British Catholics led by Lord Baltimore
Florida was settled by the Spanish soldiers, looking to expand the Spanish empire. They were almost all likely Catholics, given the makeup of the Spanish empire at the time.
Massachusetts was settled by British Puritans, who were looking to establish a religious colony.