The Olive Branch Petition: The Colonists Of Early America

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The colonists of early America faced many hardships. They worked tirelessly to make a living, fought bravely to make a country, and discussed endlessly to form a government. But one hardship they didn't face was a hard decision of whether to split from Great Britain and become an independent nation. This decision was easy for many of the colonists because the decision was almost unanimous in the Continental Congress, the colonists were exposed to convincing arguments, and because they felt separated from England. Evidence of the ease of this decision for or against the independence of the colonies is shown by the almost unanimous voice of the Second Continental Congress. The Second Continental Congress was made up of representatives from the …show more content…
One might point out that “ Congress approved the Olive Branch Petition, a direct appeal to the king” because very little of the Congress wanted independence. One might think that this indecisiveness made the decision harder for the colonists (Ushistory.org). But after King George refused the petition and declared that the colonies were rebelling the colonist’s decision got significantly easier. Ushistory.org continues to point out that “Americans now felt less and less like their English brethren” when King George sent foreign mercenaries to control them. After King George did not agree to the Olive Branch Petition colonists started to feel more and more distant from England, and the decision about becoming an independent nation became easier and easier. In conclusion, the colonist’s decision about independence was easy because the Continental Congress had an almost unanimous voice, the colonists could be convinced by the strong arguments in the Declaration of Independence, and because the divide between England and the colonies was growing. Colonists had hard lives, and the fight for independence was even harder. But the one thing that wasn't hard for them was the choice to become an independent nation free of the tyranny of