During the Upheavals of the Civil War in England in the Mid-Seventeenth

During the upheavals of the civil war in England in the mid-seventeenth century, the fledgling English colonies in North America

A) were as divided as those in Europe and ended up fighting their own version of the civil war, pitting colonies against one another.
B) nearly disappeared due to starvation and disease after the English government stopped supplying the colonies.
C) developed their own representative governments and consistently resisted English attempts to reaffirm royal control.
D) unsuccessfully attempted to secede from England with the support of France and the Dutch Republic.