What should be used in this sentence comma, semicolon or colon? my friend told me i have to try the bagels and pizza in new york __ they're supposed to be the best!

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

answer: a

explanation: a because she needs to study for her test and get grades for it

i think she wanted to protect her children from the extreme racism of the american south.