Which imperial motive was based on a nation’s desire to gain power, to compete with other European countries and to expand territory? a. exploratory
b. economic
c. political
d. No answers listed are correct

Political.

Explanation:

There are 5 basic imperial motives that a country can use to justify its imperialism practice:

- Economic motives.

This motives is intended to obtain the most profit possible by taking control over another country's resources and labor.

- Exploratory motives

This motive is intended to explore the unknown. In the past, this means taking a journey to the territories that haven't discovered in the map.

- Ethnocentric motives

This motive is intended to force the people in another country to adopt a certain cultural values.

- Religious Motives

This motive is intended to force the people in another country to adopt a certain religion

- Political motives

This motive is intended to gain influence that help a country in the competition to achieve supremacy over other countries in the world. This is what described  in the question above.

so, colonists did not want to pay any taxes.  

colonists did not consider themselves british citizens.  

colonists felt no sense of obligation to britain.  

colonists objected to violations of their natural rights. are the answer choices?