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The Second Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
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Second Continental Congress
1775–1781 convention of the Thirteen Colonies
The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meetings of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, which established American independence from the British Empire. The Congress constituted a new…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Olive Branch Petition
Petition from the 13 Colonies to King George III
The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, and signed on July 8, 1775, in a final attempt to avoid war between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies in America. The Congress had already authorized the invasion of Canada more than…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)