THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Tonight, we ride!
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The British are coming!
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Give me liberty or give me death!
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Everybody has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
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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: -Terms in this set (22) What were Patrick Henry’s most famous words? Explain what they mean. “Give me liberty or give me death.” He was willing to die for independence from Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -A gifted orator and major figure in the American Revolution, his rousing speeches-which included a 1775 speech to the Virginia legislature in which he famously declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”-fired up America’s fight for independence.
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: -Henry’s main point, though, is that if the colonies want liberty from Great Britain, they’re going to have to fight for it. They’ve tried and failed at every other means of gaining liberty, and British boots are on the ground.