In which year did Roger Sherman sign a Petition to the King?
1774
1776
1777
1780
Answer
Roger Sherman signed a Petition to the King in 1774. This was one of many attempts to get the King to listen to the colonists' concerns and to stop the British government from taxing them without their consent. The Petition was ignored, and the colonists eventually took up arms in the American Revolution.
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