The American colonists drafted the Olive Branch Petition in an effort to reconcile matters of tax and trade with George III of England in lieu of revolution. The King's rejection of the petition gave colonists like John Adams more impetus to push for a radical solution--independence.
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It is true that if the British had accepted the Olive Branch Petition then the Revolutionary War might have been averted. This petition was offered in 1775.
The last attempt at peace with the British was the treaty of Paris
The Olive Branch Petition, also known as the Second Petition to the king or the Humble Petition.
They did so to reaffirm the colonists' allegiance to the king rather than Parliament.
The Olive Branch Petition