THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Paul Revere
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Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, and John Adams
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George Washington
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Patrick Henry
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Detailed explanation-1: -1. Patrick Henry, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” 1775. Patrick Henry gave this speech in 1775 at the Virginia Convention.
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: -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-4: -Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the Rights of the Colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, March 23, 1775.