"Give me liberty, or give me death!" Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the rights of the colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, March 23rd, concluding with the above sentiment, which became the war cry of the revolution. United States Williamsburg Virginia, ca. New York: Published by Currier Ives. Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death () Patrick Henry Historical Background Patrick Henry was a planter, merchant, and lawyer in colonial Virginia. Elected to the House of Burgesses in , Henry was a vocal critic of King George III’s increased taxation of the colonies. · On Ma Virginian patriots met at St. John’s Church in Richmond to discuss support for fellow colonists in Massachusetts where Parliament had sent four regiments of troops. Leading the call for Virginian’s to act was Patrick Henry. In proposing that Virginia prepare itself to fight he delivered an emotional speech ending with his immortal words, “Give me liberty or give me death!”.
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on Ma, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia. Henry is credited with having swung the balance in convincing the convention to pass a resolution delivering Virginian troops for the Revolutionary. Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech This is the complete text of Patrick Henry's speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia on Ma. No man, Mr. President, thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as abilities, of the very worthy gentlemen who have just addressed the House. Patrick Henry: "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" Ma. S: The nation's struggle for independence, specifically in Virginia where British forces are planning to station their barracks and potentially situate unless "we", the American citizens, raise our guard.
Most of us have read or heard the phrase made so famous by Patrick Henry, “Give me liberty or give me death!” But have we heard the entire speech from which it came? This is your opportunity to read his words that launched the people of the American colonies from complacency and sniveling compliance with their British overlords to a revolution to secure their rights as free men. Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death () Patrick Henry Historical Background Patrick Henry was a planter, merchant, and lawyer in colonial Virginia. Elected to the House of Burgesses in , Henry was a vocal critic of King George III’s increased taxation of the colonies. On Ma Virginian patriots met at St. John’s Church in Richmond to discuss support for fellow colonists in Massachusetts where Parliament had sent four regiments of troops. Leading the call for Virginian’s to act was Patrick Henry. In proposing that Virginia prepare itself to fight he delivered an emotional speech ending with his immortal words, “Give me liberty or give me death!”.
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