C. Independence from England, this meant that the people in the colonies could make their own laws and decisions instead of having to do what England told them to do.
The correct answer is 'empty word', because such words don't really have an important meaning, they are there just as grammatical links or markers. They only have grammatical function, and no meanings in themselves.
The other options are incorrect, 'there' doesn't fit in any of them.
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