The purpose of the petition sent to King George III by the First Continental Congress was to declare their right to approve laws passed by Parliament on behalf of the colonies.
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"Congress drafted a petition to King George lll. In it, they declared that the British parliament couldn't pass laws for the colonies without colonial concent."
to declare their rights to appove laws passed by parliament on be half of the colonies
The point of the First Continental Congress was to repeal the harsh measures Britain had placed on the colonists. They also repealed the taxes Britain had implemented.
Declare their right to approve laws passed by Parliament on behalf of the colonies
The outcome of the Second Continental Congress was that the King rejected the Olive Branch petition and the fighting continued. The Declaration of Independence soon made it clear that the colonies desired to throw off British rule.
because they wanted to go to war and if they died they would have a back up by sending the olive branch and they wouldn't get in trouble
The Second Continental Congress named George Washington as supreme commander of the Continental Army on June 15, 1775.
NovaNet Answer: Washington was an experienced officer.
He was elected for the 1st and 2nd continental congress