Hy did members of the Second Continental Congress send the Olive Branch Petition to King George III? They wanted the king to know they were ready to fight a war.
They hoped the king would replace Parliament.
They wanted to remain loyal to the king.
They hoped the king would believe that the colonies could win a war.

Correct answer is They wanted to remain loyal to the king.

Explanation:

First and last options are not correct because the colonist didn't wanted war and were trying to prevent any further conflict.

Second option is not correct as they didn't wanted to change Parliament, but someone who would represent their interests in the same.

Third option is correct as they wanted to show their allegiance to the king, but also asked him to take into consideration the problems that were tormenting them.

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the answer would be a)henry grady because he came up with the term "new south"