The invention of the steam engine impacted industry in a variety of ways, not the least of which involved the European exploration and colonization of the African continent. Transportation, in general, was improved, proving profitable to businesses which could now transport products easier and faster. Another change of importance involves the location needed for factories, which no longer needed close proximity to rivers for energy.
<span>John Dickinson drafted the Olive Branch Petition, which was adopted by the Second Continental Congress
on July 5 and submitted to King George on July 8, 1775. It was an
attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their
loyalty to the British crown.</span>
Control their own government and be able to control the unreasonable taxes
