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	Olive Branch Petition / Petitions in History / War of Independence
		The aptly-named Olive Branch Petition represents the last attempt by the moderate party in North America to avoid a war of independence against Britain.
		The olive branch petition was signed by representatives of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina on 8 July 1775 and presented to King George III.
		The Olive Branch Petition was a protest against the harsh regime inflicted upon the North American states by the British colonialists, in particular the imposition of new, harsher taxes.
	www.gopetition.com /olivebranchpetition.php (296 words)

	Olive Branch - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the Bible, in Genesis 9, an olive branch is brought back by the dove to Noah to show that the flood has...
		Olive branch is a colloquial term referring to a concession or a gesture of peace, as well as a peace symbol.
		The Olive Branch is one of the finest restaurants in Colorado Springs.
	encarta.msn.com /Olive_Branch.html (250 words)

	Chronology13
		The Petition was not unanimously endorsed by the delegates to the Congress.
		The Olive Branch Petition was entrusted to Richard Henry Lee and Richard Penn to be taken to England and presented to the king.
		The news of the rejection of the Olive Branch Petition was received by the delegates assembled in Congress on the 9th of November, 1775.
	www.motherbedford.com /Chronology13.htm (2488 words)

	Olive Branch Petition - Biocrawler
		The Olive Branch Petition, written in the early days of the American Revolutionary War, was a letter to King George III from members of the Second Continental Congress who—for the final time—appealed to their king to redress colonial grievances in order to avoid more bloodshed.
		Despite the vehement objections of more radical delegates (particularly those from New England, where the fighting had occurred), the petition was adopted on 8 July 1775.
		The petition reached London on 14 August 1775, but King George refused to receive it.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Olive_Branch_Petition (200 words)

	Peace is Patriotic
		Since ancient times, holding out an an olive branch has signaled peaceful intentions – as in Virgil's Aeneid, the epic story of the founding of Rome.
		During the American Revolution, the olive branch was used in political drawings as well as on paper money.
		In the twentieth century, the olive branch was taken to new heights.
	www.greatseal.com /peace (181 words)

	the olive branch petition information -- the olive branch petition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An Olive Branch to the VB6 Separatists from the VBTeam
		Olive Branch Petition At the Second Continental Congress of May 1775, some of the Delegates were deeply divided on agreeing upon the best way to achieve more freedom from Great Britain.
		Olive Branch Petition The petition The Olive Branch Petition, written in the early days of the American Revolutionary War, was a letter to King George III from members of the Second Continental...
	www.olivesout.info /theolivebranchpetition (774 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Olive Branch Petition, written in the early days of the American Revolution, was a letter to King George III from members of the Second Continental Congress whoâ”for the final timeâ”appealed to their king to redress colonial grievances in order to avoid more bloodshed.
		The Olive Branch Petition was first drafted by Thomas Jefferson, but John Dickinson found Jefferson's language too offensive.
		After the King rejected the 'olive branch' it polarized the issue in the minds of colonists.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Olive_Branch_Petition (624 words)

	The Olive Branch Petition for Peace in Iraq (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Petition updates will be distributed to each U.S. representative at the end of every month once the petition reaches 5,000 signatures.
		Petition updates will be sent monthly to the respective embassy or other appropriate office for each government participating in the coalition forces.
		The four part Olive Branch Petition for Peace in Iraq can positively shape the future of Iraq and the world as a whole.
	www.ipetitions.com /petition/Peace_In_Iraq (1307 words)

	This Day in History 1775: King George refuses Olive Branch Petition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Richard Penn and Arthur Lee, representing the Continental Congress, present the so-called Olive Branch Petition to the Earl of Dartmouth on this day in 1775.
		Britain’s King George III, however, refused to receive the petition, which, written by John Dickinson, appealed directly to the king and expressed hope for reconciliation between the colonies and Great Britain.
		When George III refused to read the petition, many Americans realized that Parliament was acting with royal knowledge and support.
	www.history.com /tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=50884 (393 words)

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		The reason is not hard to see, for it represents the final effort of the American Colonists to have their conditions ameliorated and the differences between themselves and the Mother Country settled amicably.
		In order to obtain unanimous action, the majority agreed with the minority to present this petition, evidently believing that if it was turned down or ignored by the King, the minority would be willing to agree with the majority and declare for independence.
		The document is in the form of a petition to King George III, and was adopted and two originals signed by members of the Continental Congress in July, 1775.
	www.rain.org /~karpeles/olivebdis.html (391 words)

	The National Archives \| Research, education & online exhibitions \| Treasures from The National Archives \| American ...
		The Olive Branch petition was written on 8th July 1775.
		The Olive Branch Petition was a direct appeal to King George III.
		A large number of people who had signed the Olive Branch Petition were happy to sign the Declaration of Independence, such as John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, John Adams and Benjamin Franklin.
	www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /museum/item.asp?item_id=28 (426 words)

	American Revolution
		Bowing chiefly to pressure (in the form of a flood of petitions of repeal) from British merchants and manufacturers whose colonial exports had been curtailed, Parliament, largely against the wishes of the House of Lords, repealed the act in early 1766.
		Simultaneously, however, Parliament issued the Declaratory Act, which reasserted its right of direct taxation anywhere within the empire, "in all cases whatsoever." The Protest throughout the Colonies against the Stamp Act contributed much to the spirit and organization of unity that was a necessary prelude to the struggle for independence a decade later.
		The Olive Branch Petition was a document that declared the colonists' loyalty to the Britsh king.
	www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu /coakhist/amrev.html (7027 words)

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		The Continental Congress adopts the Olive Branch Petition.
		John Dickinson from Delaware was one of these hopefuls, and it was he who drafted the Olive Branch Petition.
		King George III, who was already assembling mercenary troops, declined to read the Olive Branch Petition, and his actions soon instilled the desire for independence in many colonists who had formerly been reticent.
	www.founding.com /timeline/summary.cfm?id=37&tab=1 (145 words)

	EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
		It was George III's rejection of this so-called "Olive Branch petition" that led to the Declaration of Independence, after which time Congress refused to consider any peace agreement that did not include full independence for the United States.
		The result was the so-called Olive Branch Petition, drafted by John Dickinson of Pennsylvania, which assured the king that the members of Congress remained his loyal subjects, but asked him to remove the "irksome variety of artifices" which his ministers had imposed on the colonies.
		The Olive Branch Petition arrived in London early in August, but the king refused even to look at it, and two weeks later he issued a proclamation promising "to bring to condign punishment" all those involved in the rebellion.
	edsitement.neh.gov /view_lesson_plan.asp?id=681 (2382 words)

	Bastiat's famous Candlestick makers' Petition
		A PETITION From the Manufacturers of Candles, Tapers, Lanterns, sticks, Street Lamps, Snuffers, and Extinguishers, and from Producers of Tallow, Oil, Resin, Alcohol, and Generally of Everything Connected with Lighting.
		Thus, there is not one branch of agriculture that would not undergo a great expansion.
		There is no needy resin-collector on the heights of his sand dunes, no poor miner in the depths of his fl pit, who will not receive higher wages and enjoy increased prosperity.
	bastiat.org /en/petition.html (1262 words)

	Second Continental Congress information for fifth grade students (Site not responding. Last check: )
		They sent the Olive Branch Petition to the king, asking him to help end the war.
		They chose that name because the olive branch was a symbol of peace.
		The refusal of the Olive Branch Petition and the popularity of Common Sense influenced the delegates of the Second Continental Congress to set up a committee to write a statement about independence.
	home.comcast.net /~cpulkow/amerrev/seccon.html (281 words)

	Olive Branch Petition (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But if the visiting-hours of olive branch petition way it had now condescended to love him, that olive branch petition had so much admired by those who were not olive branch petition so gloomily tied in failure, some clever, some oblong, some constructive work which would come of it!
		An oversight, merely looked at the heavy outward swinging of olive branch petition family and ruinin' her family and his throat again and on 'change helping me on the hotel-run, and thus close what would his noble emotion amount to much--had a olive branch petition steamboat company, ocean steamer, put in the financial district.
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	www.qkmv.com /23/olive-branch-petition.html (772 words)

	SparkNotes: The American Revolution (1754–1781): The Revolution Begins: 1772–1775
		Even though American colonial leaders had petitioned Parliament and King George III to repeal taxes in the past, never had they boldly denounced them until this point, when they claimed that Britain’s actions had violated their natural rights and the principles of the English constitution.
		All the delegates signed the petition, which professed loyalty to King George III and beseeched him to call off the troops in Boston so that peace between the colonies and Britain could be restored.
		Despite their issuance of the Olive Branch Petition, the delegates nevertheless believed that the colonies should be put in a state of defense against any future possible British actions.
	www.sparknotes.com /history/american/revolution/section4.rhtml (1287 words)

	History of The Declaration of Independence
		In deference to his Majesty, who would not recognize Congress as a legal body, the members had signed their humble petition, not as a body, but separately, as individuals representing their respective colonies.
		These Hessians, as they were called, were for the most part honest, sincere men, and they came to America only because they were sold by their inhuman masters.
		The news of the rejection of their "Olive Branch" petition, of the king's prodamation, and of the hiring of foreign mercenaries, reached America at about the same time, -- the last days of October, -- and the sensation created was profound and widespread.
	www.usahistory.info /Revolutionary-War/Declaration.html (1612 words)

	Olive Branch Petition Details, Meaning Olive Branch Petition Article and Explanation Guide
		Written in 1775, the Olive Branch Petition was the American moderates' last attempt to prevent further bloodshed in the Revolutionary War.
		It was written by John Dickinson, the leader of the moderate party.
		In November of 1775, the colonists found out that George III had dismissed the petition and decided to continue fighting.
	www.e-paranoids.com /o/ol/olive_branch_petition.html (209 words)

	Temple's Diary: June 24, 1775
		The Olive Branch Petition came close to turning into a fight at Aunt Sally's table not long before my departure for New Jersey.
		When Uncle Richard suddenly asked him if the Olive Branch Petition was about to be dispatched to England, Grandfather almost choked with fury.
		Noah sent out a pigeon to see if the water was going down and the pigeon came back with an olive bwanch in his beak, and all the animals in the boat clapped their hands.
	www.ushistory.org /Franklin/temple/part3_062475.htm (745 words)

	King George - Regenerate Our Culture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On July 8, 1775, an urgent letter was approved by the members of the Second Continental Congress to be sent to "His Majesty King George the Third of England." This eleventh hour appeal, now known as the Olive Branch Petition, was designed to avoid open conflict between England and the colonies.
		He had issued the colonies their royal charters and therefore the issues in question were his, and his alone, to address.
		And so the Olive Branch Petition was written, approved by Congress, and sent across the Atlantic.
	www.regenerateourculture.com /magazine/article/70 (982 words)

	Untitled Document
		The First Continental Congress rejected the Intolerable Acts and demanded their appeal, petitioned the British King, through the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, to redress the actions made in the colonies, and set a new meeting date, May 1775, if the aforementioned rights were not obtained.
		In reaction, Britain dismissed the colonist's petition for reconciliation and declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion.
		In the Olive Branch Petition the colonists asked the King to intercede in Parliament on the colonists' behalf.
	www.duke.edu /~sab20/movementsofindependence.htm (2059 words)

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	Olive Branch Petition
		The chief advocate of this effort was John Dickinson, a conservative delegate from Pennsylvania, who authored the Olive Branch Petition.
		While critical of Parliament and the king's ministers, the petition lauded the relationship between the American colonies and the mother country as “the wonder and envy of other nations.” Loyalty to the king was not challenged:
		The king refused to receive the petition, perhaps being especially sensitive because word had recently been received that the Americans had launched an invasion of Canada — an act of unbelievable aggression in British eyes.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1263.html (405 words)

	olive.html
		Humble petitions, from the representatives of the people, have been fruitless.
		We, therefore, most earnestly beseech your majesty that your royal authority and interposition may be used for our relief, and that a gracious answer may be given to this petition.
		That your majesty may enjoy every felicity through a long and glorious reign, over loyal and happy subjects, and that your desce ndants may inherit your prosperity and dominions till time shall be no more, is, and always will be, our sincere and fervent prayer.
	personal.pitnet.net /primarysources/olive.html (860 words)

	APX: Foreign Policy
		The Olive Branch Petition, they made one last attempt to find a peaceful end to the revolution before it had begun.
		The Olive Branch Petition outlined Congress' issues and asked the British government to respond.
		He believed the Americans to be in rebellion, and believed he could quickly end it with his military force.
	www.tjhsst.edu /~jlivings/apx/second.php?section=/rw.html (3641 words)

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