Ahistorian is studying the impact of the glorious revolution on the disintegration of the dominion of new england. she notes that the colonists revolted against the dominion government just after the protestant william of orange replaced james ii as england's king. the historian concludes that william's protestant beliefs caused the colonists to rebel. which of the following, if true, would suggest that william's religion was correlated to the rebellions, but was not their cause?

a. the colonists had shown no interest in rebelling before the dethroning of james ii

b. the colonists had planned the timing of their uprising before the glorious revolution had been completed

c. the colonists believed that religious beliefs should never play a role in the operations of government

d. the colonists were largely catholics who had fled from protestant religious persecution in europe