In 1775, the Conciliatory Propositions
A. were issued by the British government in hopes of appealing to colonial moderates.
B. forced Parliament to send more troops to Boston.
C. temporarily reduced tensions in the colonies.
D. called on Parliament to reduce taxes for the sake of colonial peace.
E. saw Parliament agree to the terms of the First Continental Congress.
Answer: A
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a. communist revolutions b. recolonization efforts c. fascist coups d. decolonization movements e. democratic revolutions
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a. Nothing should prevent children's essential innocence from expressing itself. b. Women are adornments to society with no practical use. c. The family's resources should belong equally to the husband and wife. d. Men, women, and children had a hierarcal, but dependent relationship with distinct roles and responsibilities.