"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.
Answer: D