Question

Why did the Continental Congress adopt the Olive Branch Petition?

A. to declare colonial independence from England
B. to prevent Parliament from breaking with the colonies until a compromise could be worked out
C. to protest England's taxation of the colonies

Answer 1

John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. It was an attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown.

Answer 2

Why did the Continental Congress adopt the Olive Branch Petition?

to prevent Parliament from breaking with the colonies until a compromise could be worked out