Which Is NOT True of the Olive Branch Petition

question 21

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT true of the Olive Branch Petition?

• A) It attempted to reconcile the colonists and the British.
• B) It was authored by John Dickinson.
• C) It changed the thinking of George III toward the Americans.
• D) It rejected independence.
• E) It was issued by the Continental Congress.

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