As a result of the Olive Branch Petition, the colonists were considered to be committing treason against the British government. This angered the colonists and caused them to change not only their mindset as to how they wanted to be governed, but also their feelings about the British Empire. July 4th would not have been the holiday that it is today, if the events mentioned had not occurred and spawned other continuous factors that helped win the war for America to be it’s own country. In the end, the colonists were able to gain their independence from Great Britain and become what is now known as the United States.