Olive Branch Petition

Who were considered 'your Majesty's faithful subjects' in the text?

• The colonists of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina

• The soldiers of the British Empire

• The people of Great Britain

• The members of the Continental Congress

What did the faithful subjects ask for in their humble petition?

• For more land and resources

• For your Majesty's gracious attention to their humble petition

• For independence from Great Britain

• For military support against other nations

What was the main goal of the petition according to the text?

• To declare war on Great Britain

• To form a new government

• To stop the further spilling of blood and avoid impending calamities

• To request more taxes

What did the petitioners want to be repealed?

• Laws regarding trade and navigation

• Acts that more immediately distress any of your Majesty's colonies

• The declaration of independence

• Laws about the establishment of religion

What did the petitioners hope to achieve through their united applications to the throne?

• A happy and permanent reconciliation

• The right to bear arms

• A new constitution

• A larger representation in the British Parliament