After King George III issued his Proclamation of Rebellion in August of 1775, the Second Continental Congress once again attempted to try to salvage a lasting peace with the British monarchy while also ensuring their ultimate demand of achieving representation in Britain’s Parliament. The congress reiterated their loyalty to the king but pointed out that so long as representation did not exist, the colonies could not be part of the British sovereign. As a result, it was the duty of the Continental Congress to continue to resist the acts being passed by the Parliament that were seen by the colonials as being in defiance of the British Constitution.