USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Petition to the King was a petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress in 1774, calling for the repeal of the Intolerable Acts . The King’s rejection of the Petition, was one of the causes of the later United States Declaration of Independence and American Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. But despite the effort to heal the broken relationship between colonists and the English crown, the King of England absolutely refused to even hear the petition.

Detailed explanation-4: -King George III decided to send soldiers to keep colonists out of native lands. He hoped this plan would help maintain peace in the frontier, but it would also cost money. Parliament decided that colonists living in America should help pay for the costs of this plan.

Detailed explanation-5: -On July 5, 1775, the Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition, written by John Dickinson, which appeals directly to King George III and expresses hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain.