The Second Continental Congress chose to send the Olive Branch Petition to the king instead of Parliament because

Question

Parliament had passed laws the colonists considered unfair.
Parliament had offered to address their complaints.
Parliament refused to receive petitions from colonists.
Parliament was already on the side of the colonists.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Parliament had passed laws the colonists considered unfair.

The Olive Branch Petition was sent to King George III in 1775 as an attempt to avoid a full-blown war after the American colonies had already begun to rebel against British policies. The colonists sought to convey their grievances and express a desire for peace, but they believed that the king was more sympathetic to their cause than Parliament, which had enacted various laws that the colonists viewed as oppressive.