What kind of "advance" or adjustment might the british have made to halt the escalation of the colonial rebellion? b. what kind of retreat would the colonists have had to make to be acceptable in britain?

The kind of “advance” or adjustment that the British might have made to halt the escalation of the colonial rebellion is through a commonwealth status with EQUALITY within the empire.

The kind of retreat that the colonists would have had to make to be acceptable to Britain is the acceptance of taxation and a status short of independence.

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