SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
COLONIES OF FRANCE ENGLAND
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John Adams
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Benjamin Franklin
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Patrick Henry
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Samuel Adams
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Paul Revere
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -By custom, Henry addressed himself to the Convention’s president, Peyton Randolph of Williamsburg. Henry’s words were not transcribed, but no one who heard them forgot their eloquence, or Henry’s closing words: “Give me liberty, or give me death!"
Detailed explanation-3: -I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
Detailed explanation-4: -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.
Detailed explanation-5: -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!