THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Loyalist
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Patriot
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -This speech was given by Patrick Henry on March 23, 1775, in response to interference of the Royal Navy brought in from the King’s appointed Governor, Lord Dunmore.
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: -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-4: -A participant in virtually every aspect of the founding of America, Patrick Henry leveraged his eloquence as a Patriot and became the Revolution’s most renowned orator.