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Celine MolfettaMs.VelazquezU.S. History 120 February 2014Olive Branch PetitionThe Olive Branch Petition, drafted on July 5th, 1775 by washbasin Dickenson, was, not only, a major turn point in the movement of the American renewal, but marked a very important point in American History. During the creation process of the Olive Branch Petition, the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Bunker Hill had just taken place. Members within the Continental Congress had debate views on what approach they should take to dissolve the tension between the colonies and Great Britain. Some strived for Independence no matter the consequences, while others dis floutd. These others were Loyalist who didnt agree with the idea of betraying the top executive, but still had conflict with taxation without representation. They came to an agreement and decided to send a second request to the King asking for a compromise, in order to come up with a reasonable solution to the ongoing war. This pl ea was other known as the Olive Branch Petition. As numerous predicted, the compromise was rejected by Great Britain, resulting in new tensions between their nation and the American Colonies. With this said, the Olive Branch Petition impacted the American Revolution in two significant ways by England refusing the Americans request for a compromise guiding them to go through with war and ever-changing the views of the Loyalist, through how the King handled the appeal. The Olive Branch Petition is historically known as one of the most important documentations that influenced the American Revolution, taken place in 1775. The Olive Branch Petition was the last and final opportunity for Great Britain to agree with a nonviolent negotiation with the Colonist... ... on September 2, 1775. When the colonists, specifically the Loyalists, had been told that King George III refused to consider, nor open their letter of negotiation it changed their perspective of him. Many of the Lo yalist, no longer wanted to live under the rule of their ignorant King (lively 266). In fact, the ignorance of his actions raised the levels of revolutionary talk and ideas within the colonies. With the colonist, now, being pro-revolutionary, this eventually led to the Colonist winning the American Revolutionary War.Works CitedLively, Robert. Olive Branch petition. Encyclopedia of American History. Volume III. Facts on File Incorporated, 2003.Sosin, Jack. Agents and Merchants. University of Nebraska Printing Press Lincoln, 1965.The Olive Branch Petition, 1775. Gopetition. 13 Oct. 2007.http//www.gopetition.com/livebranchpetition.php