Petition to the King

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The Petition to the King was an appeal by the First Continental Congress in 1774 to King George III seeking to repeal the Intolerable Acts. The petition was authored primarily by future Founders John Dickinson, Richard Henry Lee, and Patrick Henry.

See also

Olive Branch Petition

v • d • e Building Toward Independence

The Religion, Culture, Writings, and Declarations leading up to American Independence

The Great Awakening	George Whitefield • No taxation without representation • Jonathan Mayhew • John Wise • Black Robed Regiment • An Appeal To Heaven

American Enlightenment	Natural Law • Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania • Common Sense • Benjamin Franklin • James Madison • Republicanism • Liberty Tree • Thomas Jefferson • Sons of Liberty • Boston Tea Party • Rattlesnake (American symbol) • Declaration of Rights and Grievances

Resolutions	Virginia Resolves • Massachusetts Circular Letter • Bush River Declaration • Suffolk Resolves • Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress • Petition to the King • Olive Branch Petition • Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms • Lee Resolution • Continental Association

Declaration of Independence

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