1213+olive+branch+petition

Olive Branch Petition The Olive Branch Petition has stood for peace since ancient times. But in case the king refused to repeal the laws the Second Continental Congress decided to form a colonial army. On June 3rd 1775 the congress passed a resolution forming a committee to draft a letter to the king. The members of this committee were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Johnson. Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft, but John Dickson especially, though the draft was too harsh so and would only anger the king. So he was given permission to make alterations to Jefferson’s. The Americans hoped that King George 111 was not fully aware of how the parliament had been treating the Americans. So they sent the letter directly to the King.