EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Patrick Henry
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Benjamin Franklin
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Thomas Jefferson
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George Washington
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Detailed explanation-1: -(“Give me liberty or give me death!”) Although he was prepared to go to war with Britain, he initially opposed independence, thinking that independence was premature until a strong government could be established and alliances made with France and Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Patrick Henry attacks the Stamp Act and Parliament’s authority to tax the colonists-while also suggesting that George III risks Julius Caesar’s fate if he disregards American liberty-in a famous speech he delivered to the House of Burgesses in 1765.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -In March of 1775, the Second Virginia Convention met at St. John’s Church in Richmond to discuss the state’s strategy against the British. It was here that Patrick Henry delivered his most famous speech.
Detailed explanation-5: -"Give me liberty, or give me death!” Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the rights of the colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, March 23rd 1775, concluding with the above sentiment, which became the war cry of the revolution.