What happened in the 1680s that created conflict between britain and the american colonies?
a. the house of burgesses was established.
b. peter zenger was arrested for criticizing a governor.
c. parliament asked william and mary to overthrow the king.
d. king james ii gave his colonial governors more power.

In 1685, King Charles II died and was succeeded by his brother, the Duke of York, James II, the first Catholic monarch since the death of Queen Mary in 1558. To increase his influence upon their colonies and establish tighter regulatory controls, the new king approved a proposal to consolidate the New England colonies into a single royal colony called the Dominion of New England that would weaken the authority of Puritanism and abolish elected assemblies. The Dominion was named by royal authority; a governor and council would rule without any legislative assembly.

As we cans see, what happened in the 1680s that created conflict between Britain and the American colonies was D. King James II gave his colonial governors more power.

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