They needed immediate, direct help from the government. They wanted Congress to keep its promise to pay their benefits before 1945. ... They could be officially classified as "foreigners" taking American jobs.
I'm not sure if this is correct but that's what my school notes say
The correct answer is A) lay down their weapons.
<em>The colonist promised to lay down their weapons if King George III addressed their complaint in the Oliver Branch Petition.
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The Second Continental Congress of July 1775 tried to put an end to the fight with the British and once for all, finish the conflict to find a way for reconciliation. Through the Olive Branch Petition, John Dickinson, a Pennsylvanian delegate appealed personally to King George III. The petition was to stop the British Army, end the fight and to search for ways to make peace. There, the colonist promised to lay down their weapons if King George III addressed their complaint in the Oliver Branch Petition.
Answer: D. Representative Democracy
Explanation: US citizens are allowed to choose who REPRESENTS them as a country, which fits the democracy and representative terms.
