The Glorious Revolution of 1688:
A) resulted mainly from the fears of English aristocrats that the birth of James II's son would lead to a Catholic succession.
B) ended parliamentary rule in Great Britain until Queen Anne's War in 1702.
C) was the work of an ambitious Danish prince out to avenge his father's murder by a British nobleman.
D) had no impact on the British colonies in America.
E) prompted Scotland's secession from Great Britain and thus a reduction in Scotch-Irish immigration to the colonies.

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The Glorious Revolution of 1688 was largely driven by the fear of English aristocrats that James II's Catholic son would succeed him, leading to a Catholic succession. This fear prompted a group of Protestant nobles to invite William III, a Protestant, to take the throne.