"Just a few weeks after the battles at Lexington and Concord, on May 10, 1775, colonial delegates met at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The delegates represented the 13 British colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia. Most of the delegates still hoped to avoid a final break with Britain. After much debate, the delegates sent a petition to King George. In the Olive Branch Petition, they declared their loyalty to the king and asked him to repeal the Intolerable Acts."

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"Just a few weeks after the battles at Lexington and Concord, on May 10, 1775, colonial delegates met at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The delegates represented the 13 British colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia. Most of the delegates still hoped to avoid a final break with Britain.  After much debate, the delegates sent a petition to King George. In the Olive Branch Petition, they declared their loyalty to the king and asked him to repeal the Intolerable Acts."

--American History p. 148

What was King George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition sent to him by the colonies?

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Responses

It only enraged King George and failed to bring peace between the British and the colonies. 
It only enraged King George and failed to bring peace between the British and the colonies.

It caused him to allow brief break in the rebellion.
It caused him to allow brief break in the rebellion.

It led him to further increase the Loyalist support for the Revolution
It led him to further increase the Loyalist support for the Revolution

It allowed him to declare independence from England.

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King George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition was:

It only enraged King George and failed to bring peace between the British and the colonies.

He rejected the petition and viewed it as an act of rebellion, which ultimately escalated tensions between Britain and the colonies.