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On July 5, 1775, the Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition, written by John Dickinson, which appeals directly to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain.
I would say the correct answer is <span>D. The increase in food production that allowed more people to pursue education.
I don't think A is correct because peasants and the bureaucracy don't really have much to do with science or culture; B is also incorrect because the Song dynasty didn't have a caste system; C is incorrect because women at the time didn't really affect culture or science. This is why I believe D is the correct answer.
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B using janissary like tactics and bombs
The correct answers are A creation of a legislature with two houses, D government support to develop industry, <span>E science courses stressed in schools
Treaty of Kanagawa is not it because it happened during the Tokugawa Shogunate which was before the Meiji Restoration happened. This was when the US signed an official treaty with Japan. Feudalism was established long before the Meiji restoration, way back in the 12th century, and lasted more or less until the end of the Edo period.</span>