USA CITIZENSHIP TEST
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George Washington
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Thomas Jefferson
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James Madison
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Patrick Henry
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Detailed explanation-1: -Patrick Henry served as Virginia’s first governor (1776-1779) and sixth governor (1784-1786). In the aftermath of the Revolutionary War, Henry became an outspoken Anti-Federalist. Henry and other Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 United States Constitution, which created a strong federal government.
Detailed explanation-2: -On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry signaled the coming revolution when he spoke at a Virginia convention and allegedly implored: “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1787, Henry received an invitation to participate in a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation. He refused to attend what became the Constitutional Convention, as he feared that the meeting was a plot by the powerful to construct a strong central government of which they would be the masters.
Detailed explanation-4: -PATRICK HENRY QUOTES “It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace! But there is no peace. The war is actually begun!
Detailed explanation-5: -He later served as Governor of Virginia and as a member of the First Continental Congress. Henry is probably best known for his famous declaration, “give me liberty or give me death, ” made during a speech before the Virginia Convention in 1775. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia on May 29, 1736.