Answer:
Rule #1: Treat others the way you wish to be treated
Rule #2: Listen to hear what others have to say, not to speak
Rule #3: Accept difference of opinion
Rule #4: Do not fight violence with violence
Rule #5: Avoid stereotypes
Direct democracy beause it has control over the nation
C makes the most sense in this case. The others are about the mistakes of the king, and not really why they rejected the idea of monarchy.
The Spanish borderlands were located from present-day Florida to present-day California.
