Source 1: John Dickinson, from the ‟Olive Branch Petition,” July 5, 1775 "Attached to your Majesty’s person, family and government with all the devotion that principles and affection can inspire, connected with Great Britain by the strongest ties that can unite societies, and deploring every event that tends in any degree to weaken them, we solemnly assure your Majesty, that we not only most ardently desire the former harmony between her and these colonies may be restored, but that a concord may be established between them upon so firm a basis as to perpetuate its blessings uninterrupted by any future dissensions to succeeding generations." 1. What are the significant factors in the point of view of this document? (Go through all the reporters’ questions, but write only the most significant things which might affect how you view or use the information in the document.) 2.How credible is this source on this subject on the subject it is about? Why do you think so? Source 2: John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson, from “Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms,” July 6, 1775 In our own native land, in defense of the freedom that is our birthright, and which we ever enjoyed till the late violation of it; for the protection of our property, acquired solely by the honest industry of our forefathers and ourselves, against violence actually offered, we have taken up arms. We shall lay them down when hostilities shall cease on the part of the aggressors, and all danger of their being renewed shall be removed, and not before. 4. What is the main idea of this document (in no more than a sentence)? 5. are the significant parts factors in the point of view of this document? 6. How credible is this source on this subject on the subject it is about? Why do you think so? Both Sources 7. What are the main differences between these two sources? 8. How do you explain the differences in these two sources even though they were produced partially by the same person at about the same time?