Question

the glorious revolution of 1688 helped convince american colonists that they should be able to practice the religion of their choice. they had the right to overthrow an unjust government. the king had absolute power over the colonies. england had held up its end of the social contract.

Explanation:

The Glorious Revolution was a non - violent overthrow of a king (James II) in England. It was based on the idea that if a government (or a ruler) fails to protect the rights of the people (in this case, mainly the rights of the political and economic elite in England at first), the people have the right to change the government. American colonists later drew on this idea. For example, they saw that when a government (like the English monarchy's actions towards the colonies that they perceived as unjust) was not acting in the best interests of the people (colonists), they could justify resistance.

• The Glorious Revolution was not primarily about religious freedom for American colonists in the way the first option suggests.
• It was a check on royal power, so the idea that the king had absolute power (third option) is incorrect.
• England's actions towards the colonies later (like taxation without proper colonial representation) would be seen by colonists as England not holding up its end of a "social contract" (if we consider a social contract theory application), but the Glorious Revolution itself was more about the right to overthrow an unjust ruler which inspired the colonists' later revolutionary thought regarding their own situation with British rule.

Answer:

they had the right to overthrow an unjust government.