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The Olive Branch Petition | 2 of 4What was the intended purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?ATo apologize for the violence between the colonists and British soldiers.BTo assert the rights of colonists while remaining loyal to the crown.CTo declare independence from the British government.DaTo ccelerate colonial resistance to Parliament.
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