Answer:
Moderate delegates of Congress wanted peaceful reconciliation between the colonies and Parliament
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Congress sent the Olive Branch petition to King George III to help resolve conflicts between the colonies and Parliament
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King George III declared the colonies to be in rebellion
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Congress moved to issue a formal declaration of independence.
Explanation:
In 1774, the First Continental Congress sent a polite and respectful petition to King George III in order to inform him about the acts of oppression and to to repeal on those intolerable acts penetrated by the British Parliament.
But the outbreak of conflict at Lexington and Concord in 1775 led the King to issue a proclamation that the colonies are in open rebellion to his authority and as a result of that will be severely punished.
So, in 1776, delegates from the thirteen colonies came to formally make a move for a declaration of independence.
Therefore, the above order in my answer is correct.
