Moderates in the Continental Congress
A) Objected to any preparation for war.
B) Took comfort in the king's response to their Olive Branch petition.
C) Conceded that war preparations were indeed necessary.
D) Had come around to accept national independence on the eve of skirmishes at Concord and Lexington.

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Moderates in the Continental Congress eventually realized that war preparations were necessary in order to protect the colonies from British aggression. They recognized that peaceful solutions were no longer viable after the king rejected the Olive Branch petition, and they ultimately supported the move towards independence.