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How did King George III respond to the Olive Branch Petition?

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He accepted the petition and agreed to protect colonial rights.

He rejected the petition and declared the colonies in rebellion.

He offered the colonies a chance to send delegates to Britain for talks.

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He rejected the petition and declared the colonies in rebellion.

(After the Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition in July 1775, George III refused it and on 23 August 1775 issued a proclamation declaring the colonies to be in open rebellion.)