by Will Kessler at CDN –

Before the Declaration of Independence, there was the Olive Branch Petition. Written 250 years ago on July 5th, the Olive Branch Petition was Thomas Jefferson’s first attempt to explain to King George III why the American Colonies were rebelling and ask for reconciliation. The “Shot heard ‘round the world” had been fired almost three months …

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