- WikiThe Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on July 5, 1775, in a final attempt to avoid a full-on war between the Thirteen Colonies, that the Congress represented, and Great Britain. The petition affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain and entreated the king to prevent further conflict.
What if the King responded favourably to the Olive Branch petition and opened negotiations with the 13 coloneis so as to avert war? OTL, the petition was undermined by the writings of people like Adams who viewed war as inevitable so assume Adams keeps his thoughts to himself and that there is no Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms.