THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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To declare to the King that the colonies should be free and independent from England
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To declare their undying support to the King
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To ridicule the King and Parliament to try and provoke a war with England
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To try and make peace with England after the events at Lexington and Concord.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by Congress on July 5th, 1775 to be sent to the King as a last attempt to prevent formal war from being declared. The Petition emphasized their loyalty to the British crown and emphasized their rights as British citizens. The Congress met according to adjournment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Olive Branch Petition, written in 1775, was the final effort of the Second Continental Congress to persuade King George III of England to respond to the concerns of the American Colonists and to settle their differences amicably.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the Second Continental Congress hope King George III would respond to the Olive Branch Petition? It hoped the king would work with the Congress to find a peaceful answer to the colonists’ complaints.
Detailed explanation-4: -This letter, or what became known as the Olive Branch Petition, was written by John Dickinson, delegate from Pennsylvania, and adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 8, 1775, during the American Revolution (1775–1783).