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This 16 page paper discusses Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty or give me death” speech in the context of his times. The paper includes a chronology of some of the events that lead to the speech; individuals who worked with Henry in the Virginia legislature; and important events occurring in the nation and the world at the same time Henry spoke. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Colonial Americans to take up arms against the British. This paper discusses the key countries and individuals who were involved in creating the document; three major events occurring in the
country at the time; and three contemporary world events. Discussion Patrick Henry was "the most celebrated orator of the American Revolution" (Ammon, 2004). He was born in Virginia in 1736,
and failed at farming and storekeeping before he passed the bar and became an attorney in 1760 (Ammon, 2004). He entered the state legislature, known as the House of
Burgesses, in 1765, where "he and Richard Henry Lee successfully compelled the entrenched oligarchy to share power with them. Henrys effectiveness as an orator gave him a commanding influence in
the legislature throughout his life" (Ammon, 2004). As will be explored further below, Henry vigorously objected to various pieces of British legislation; his speeches made him the "focal point of
Virginias opposition to British policy" (Ammon, 2004). When the royal governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, dissolved the state legislature in 1774, "Henry organized a rump session of the legislature, which
met in the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg. It issued an invitation to the other colonies to send delegates to a Continental Congress" (Ammon, 2004). When fighting broke out, Patrick Henry
rose to the position of commander in chief of the states troops, "but he was prevented from actively exercising his command by state leaders who considered him too erratic" (Ammon,
2004). He remained in the legislature instead, where he arguably did more good than he would have on the battlefield (Ammon, 2004). Perhaps not surprisingly, given his strong commitment to
Virginia, Henry was a supporter of states rights, which put him in opposition to the new government as it sought to ratify its Constitution (Ammon, 2004). But he was unable
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