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Roger Sherman Representing Connecticut Lawyer Trying to convince the members of the continental congress that they should sign the declaration of Reasons to trust him: Many of my friends like john adams and thomas jefferson admired me and my work I held many difffernet offices in government such as Judge of the supierior court Personal Connection: Can you imagine if a friend got too bossy and started telling you what you could and could not do well that is our situation with great britan, they are telling us..... (grievences) Grievances: King of England wont let us pass laws for the good of everyone He won't let us buy and sell things just anywhere we can only buy things from England He sends lots of English soldiers here when there isn't even a war, and makes us let them live in our own houses. He tells us these soldiers can do whatever they want and don't have to obey the law. Quote: I want to end with these famous words from the declaration: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.  
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====Hello, my name is Roger Sherman, I am a Lawyer representing Connecticut and I am trying to convince the members of the Continental Congress that you should sign the Declaration of Independence. Can you imagine if a friend gets too bossy and starts to tell you what you can and cannot do? Well, that is what it is like with Great Britain for instance, the king won't let us pass laws for the good of everyone in our colonies and he won't let us buy and sell things from just anywhere, we have to buy them from Great Britain. Also, they are sending over English soldiers when there isn't even a war and makes us let them live in our houses, these soldiers are aloud to do what ever they want and don't have to obey the law. You can trust my opinion because I am a very admired man in society, by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Also because I have held many offices in government such as Judge of the Superior Court and I have been elected to represent New Haven in many upper and lower house offices. I would like to end with these words from the declaration itself, we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. ==== == ==

Sources:
==http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/print_friendly.html?page=declaration_signers_factsheet_content.html&title=NARA%20|%20The%20Declaration%20of%20Independence:%20Signers%20Factsheet ==

Picture: http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/sherman.htm
