<Li> Petition to the King </Li> <Tr> <Th> 2nd Continental Congress </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Olive Branch Petition </Li> <Li> Committee of Secret Correspondence </Li> <Li> Necessity of Taking Up Arms </Li> <Li> Lee Resolution </Li> <Li> Declaration of Independence </Li> <Li> Model Treaty </Li> <Li> Articles of Confederation </Li> <Li> Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Olive Branch Petition </Li> <Li> Committee of Secret Correspondence </Li> <Li> Necessity of Taking Up Arms </Li> <Li> Lee Resolution </Li> <Li> Declaration of Independence </Li> <Li> Model Treaty </Li> <Li> Articles of Confederation </Li> <Li> Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture </Li> </Ul>

The statement was issued by the continental congress because the british government did not allow