Under the English constitution during the eighteenth century,
A) all seats in American colonial assemblies were appointed.
B) each member of Parliament represented a particular geographic area.
C) the empire was made up of a federation of commonwealths.
D) large areas of England had no direct political representation.
E) only American colonists were denied direct representation in Parliament.

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During the eighteenth century, large areas of England, known as "rotten boroughs," had no direct political representation, as representation was not evenly distributed according to population.

Under the English Constitution During the Eighteenth Century