What was the purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?(1 point)

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to convince France to enter the war
to convince France to enter the war

to declare allegiance to the King of England
to declare allegiance to the King of England

to raise a colonial army

Answer 1

The purpose of the Olive Branch Petition was to declare allegiance to the King of England. The petition, adopted by the Continental Congress in 1775, expressed the colonies' loyalty to the crown and sought to avoid further conflict, hoping for a peaceful resolution to the tensions between Great Britain and the American colonies.