The following question refers to the topic of the Enlightenment. The development of new political theories in the Enlightenment, such as those of Locke and Rousseau, can be explained as a reaction to
A
increased persecution of religious minorities in most European states
B
the abandonment of attempts to create a unified European state under a single monarch
С
the increasing numbers of Europeans living in overseas colonies that had some degree of self-governance
D
the growth of absolutist forms of government across much of Europe