Read the sentence from the text. Leaving on one side then those things which concern only an imaginary prince, and
speaking of those that are real, I state that all men, when spoken of, and especially
princes, who are placed at a greater height, are noted for some of those qualities which
bring them either praise or blame.

Which best describes the writing structure the author uses to develop the claim he
makes in this sentence?
He uses contrasting examples.
He provides examples in order of
importance.
He explains a cause-and-effect chain
reaction.
He asks the reader to consider a
hypothetical situation.

the passage can be best described as: "the british legislature extended an unwarranted jurisdiction".

we can say that because the text clearly states how the people of the colonies warned the british about their excessive desire to rule over them, without taking into consideration the difficulties their brothers had experienced in america: they struggled to establish the colonies, to adapt to new types of weather, fight with the natives, etc., and how they now see (or then saw) the only way out was to cut all ties with the british, since they ignored the people's petitions.

the correct answer is b:

romeo and company are going to sneak in through the back.  

romeo was depressed because he wanted to try to forget about rosaline and be happy again. so mercutio told him to just go and have fun. and they sneak through the back because capuleto and montague families were enemies.