The Olive Branch Petition was the document sent to George III.
That document would be the Petition to the King requesting repeal of the Coercive Acts.
Olive Branch Petition
the olive branch petition
The Olive Branch Petition
The Continental Congress
Continental Congress
From the formation of the New England Confederation to that of the Second Continental Congress, the colonists became progressively
nova net answer; to reaffirm the colonists' allegiance to the king rather than parliament
The outcome of the First Continental Congress was a declaration that would state the rights of the colonists and halt the trade with Britain.
The Olive Branch Petition
Olive branch petitions
The First Continental Congress created the Declaration of Rights (declared that colonists were not represented in English Parliament, only colony legislatures could tax colonists) and the Continental Association which enforced a limited boycott set against trade with England.
The Continental Congress
The Olive Branch Petition
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition
To reaffirm the colonists' allegiance to the king rather than parliament
To reaffirm the colonists' allegiance to the king rather than parliament
first continental congress.
They did so to reaffirm the colonists' allegiance to the king rather than Parliament.
They did so to reaffirm the colonists' allegiance to the king rather than Parliament.