The purpose of the petition sent to king george iii by the first continental congress was to
a. declare their right to approve laws passed by parliament on behalf of the colonies
b. request a place in parliament for colonial delegates
c. declare the right to bear arms in pursuit of liberty
d. request that the king consider granting independence to establish colonies

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frederick william of brandenburg-prussia trained his son, frederick, to be a hardy soldier. but frederick disliked rifle shooting and horseback riding. unlike his father, he was interested in french literature. he enjoyed poetry and music and, like some others of the enlightenment, he scoffed at religion. his father thought him soft, frivolous and unmindful of his duties. and when frederick refused to put his signature on a right to succession, for a few moments his father strangled him.