The separation of church and state:
a. existed only in the southern colonies.
b. existed only in a few colonies.
c. was limited in the colonies and existed only to promote all forms of christianity.
d. resulted in the colonies from the glorious revolution of 1688.
e. was due largely to the increasing german presence in the colonies.

The correct answer is option b. "existed only in a few colonies".

Explanation:

The separation of church and state was the result of multiple factors that took place during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. However the separation did not happened along all the colonies of England and France, it existed only in a few colonies. For instance, Pennsylvania was one colony where religious freedom was established buy this was not common in American colonies.

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