THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
LEXINGTON CONCORD AND BUNKER HILL THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION BEGINS
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Peace Treaty of 1775
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Olive Branch Petition
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Second Continental Congress
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The 1775 Olive Branch Petition was the colonists’ last ditch effort to make peace with the British king and avoid a war between Britain and the colonies.
Detailed explanation-2: -“By the King, A Proclamation, For Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition” (1775) In this response to the so-called Olive Branch Petition, sent to the king by the Second Continental Congress on July 8, 1775, George III rejects the idea of reconciliation and declares the colonies to be in open rebellion.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In August 1775, King George III formally rejected the petition, because it was an illegal document created by an illegal congress, and then declared the colonies in rebellion.