The second continental congress and mast of the colonists still wanted to avoid war with England. They decided to draft one last peace offering to King George to see if their grievances could be worked out. The radicals who wanted to separate from England were somewhat few in number and decided to let this idea go forward. A committee wrote the first draft but it was not approved. They then added John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson to help write the petition. Dickinson thought Jefferson’s version was too harsh and changed the wording. By the time the letter or petitions reached King George he did not receive it. The British had intercepted a letter from John Adams. He was very critical of John Dickinson and said war was inevitable. When the colonist found out that King George did not even receive their petition the tide back in the Americas began to change in favor of independence.-Written By: Brett Hamilton
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