Eliminate- To get rid of something or someone
Communism- a government system that controls land and resources
Transitional- temporary moves from one state to another
Single party state- a government controlled by a single political party
Troika- a ruling party of 3 people
the first ever colony is the colony of Virginia, if you are talking about the first permanent colony, its Jamestown
I'd say d. The religious freedoms because of,
"Traditionally, Isabella has been regarded as the living symbol of the religious awakening in Spain, but an examination of the letters exchanged between the king and the queen shows that they acted in perfect accord, moved by the same fanatical urge."