The founding of the virginia house of burgesses was similar to the signing of the mayflower compact because both
1. strengthened the english parliament's control over the colonies
2. gave settlers the right to establish colonies
3. contributed to the development of representative democracy (like the united states has)
4. created elected legislatures.

even though you have attached neither the chart nor the generalizations, i have located them online. the right answer is d, since they are asking you about a generalization. you can only infer from the chart that between 2008 and 2009 the number of employed workers decreased significantly (from over 115 millions to 107 millions approximately), which signals some type of economic crisis.