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Why did members of the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III?

Why did members of the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III?
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Why did members of the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III?

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to reaffirm the colonists' allegiance to the king rather than Parliament

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It is because they wanted to avoid War and they also wanted to be able to govern themselves more!
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