"Concessionary Companies" Refers to a System of Colonial Rule That

"Concessionary companies" refers to a system of colonial rule that employed

A) military forces tasked specifically with protecting trade operations.
B) temporary governments.
C) private companies that gave up substantial control over their operations to a sponsoring European government in order to participate in colonial expansion.
D) private companies granted territory and control over taxation and labor for mining,construction,or agricultural projects.
E) government-owned companies that controlled taxation and labor in the colony.