<span>The tyrants were able to seize control in Athens because they had the backing of the common people</span>
Rightness. the answer is rightness<span />
The Loyalists were the people who remained loyal to the British Crown rather than were in favour of independence.
The Loyalist were on the average older and partially also richer: they were better established and therefore a change would be a risk for them. This was their reason: they were afraid of change and of loosing their position.
Answer: C: It has varying degrees of thickness.
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