USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -At the Virginia Convention in 1775, he sponsored measures for armed resistance to the British by the Virginia militia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Patrick Henry was a strong critic of the constitution proposed in 1787. He was in favor of the strongest possible government for the individual states, and a weak federal government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Henry was a self-taught lawyer with a gift for oratory. Capitalizing on his courtroom notoriety, Henry launched a political career by winning a seat in the Virginia house of burgesses in 1765-where he introduced the Stamp Act Resolves, challenging British Parliament’s taxation of the colonies.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses, where he quickly became notable for his inflammatory rhetoric against the Stamp Act of 1765. In 1774, Henry served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress where he signed the Petition to the King, which he helped to draft, and the Continental Association.

Detailed explanation-5: -What does Patrick Henry accuse the British government of doing in the beginning of his speech? The British government is putting the people into “slavery". What piece of writing did Patrick Henry write? Why does Patrick Henry want to rebel against the British?