[[File:Olive-branch-petition.jpg|thumb|250px|right|First page of the petition]]
[[File:Olive-branch-petition.jpg|thumb|250px|right|First page of the petition]]
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The '''Olive Branch Petition''' was the last attempt made by the colonists to bring about a reconciliation with the British Government.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwEPAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA111|title=History of England|date=1898}}</ref> After the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]], [[King George III]] refused to receive the ''Olive Branch''.
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The '''Olive Branch Petition''' was the last attempt made by the [[Thirteen colonies]] to bring about a reconciliation with the British Government.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NwEPAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA111|title=History of England|date=1898}}</ref> After the [[Battle of Bunker Hill]], [[King George III]] refused to receive the ''Olive Branch''.