Glossary term
Olive Branch Petition
1775 final attempt by the Second Continental Congress to make peace with Britain.
Historical context
The Second Continental Congress (1775–1781) was the meeting of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that united in support of the American Revolution and Revolutionary War, which established American independence from the British Empire. The Congress constituted a new federation that it first named the United Colonies of North America, and in 1776, renamed the United States of America.