Question

which answer best summarizes the Olive Branch petition?
A. It was written by the colonists to ask the king to protect their rights and to tell him they wanted peace. It was rejected by the king.
B. It was written by the king to ask the colonists to protect his troops and to tell them he wanted peace. It was rejected by the colonists.
C. It was written by the colonists to ask the Second Continental Congress to have peace talks with the king. The Congress accepted the petition.
D. It was written by the king to ask the Second Continental Congress to stop fighting British troops and to pay higher taxes. The Congress rejected the petition.

Answer 1

Which answer best expresses the effects of colonists meeting at the Second Continental Congress in 1775?
A. The delegates start to draft a plan for war between the colonies and Britain.
B. The delegates meet and ask that Britain repeal the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts, but Britain refuses.
C. The first shots of the American Revolution are fired and war between the colonies and Britain begins.
D. The Sons of Liberty protest by dumping tea into Boston Harbor, which becomes known as the Boston Tea Party.