Question

What was one result of King George III’s rejection of the Olive Branch Petition?

Answer 1

Answer: Many colonists who were initially Loyalists became Patriots.

Explanation: He made a law saying the colonists were rebelling and didn’t want anything to do with them which most of the people in the colonies were Loyalists so that made them turn into Patriots.

Answer 2

Answer:While George III did not respond to the Olive Branch Petition, he did react to the petition by declaring his own Proclamation of Rebellion. This document, issued August 23, 1775, declared certain elements of the American colonies in a state of “open and avowed rebellion”.

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