Question

After the Second Continental Congress issued the Proclamation of Rebellion, the king issued the Olive Branch Petition.

True
False

Answer 1

False. The Olive Branch Petition was issued by the Second Continental Congress in July 1775 as an attempt to avoid war with Great Britain and to seek reconciliation. The Proclamation of Rebellion was issued by King George III in August 1775 in response to the colonial resistance. Thus, the events occurred in the opposite order of what is stated in the statement.