The 'Olive Branch Petition' was a last-ditch effort by the Second Continental Congress to:
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Correct answer: Ask King George III to intervene against Parliament and restore peace
Sent in July 1775, the petition asserted colonial loyalty to the King while begging him to stop hostilities. King George III refused to even read it, declaring the colonies to be in 'open and avowed rebellion.'
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