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5 days ago · July 1, 2024 9:00 AM EDT. A lmost 250 years ago, four weeks before the battles of Lexington and Concord, Patrick Henry rose in St. John’s Church in Richmond, Va., to urge Americans to arm for a war...
5 days ago · A Virginia Patriot Speaks Out Against Ratification of the Constitution. Patrick Henry was a Virginia patriot best known for his "Give me liberty or give me death!" speech on the eve of the Revolutionary War. He was also known as one of the most radical advocates of republican government.
3 days ago · This week on The Learning Curve co-hosts U-Arkansas Prof. Albert Cheng and DFER’s Alisha Searcy interview Harlow Giles Unger, author of Lion of Liberty: Patrick Henry and the Call to a New Nation. Mr. Unger delves into the life of Patrick Henry as the country celebrates the Fourth of July.
17 hours ago · Patrick Henry helped to lead the protests. According to one account of his speech, Henry taunted the king, “Caesar had his Brutus—Charles the First, his Cromwell—and George the Third,” where he paused, eliciting cries of “treason!” around the house. Over these shouts, Henry finished his sentence, “may profit by their example.
5 days ago · Patrick Henry is a name that rings through American history with a powerful echo. Known for his fiery speeches and unwavering dedication to liberty, Henry played a pivotal role in the American Revolution. But beyond his famous "Give me liberty, or give me death!"
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2 days ago · Patrick Henry: Speech to the 2nd Virginia Convention history QUOTE= EVIDENCE DEVICE SUMMARY EFFECT= COMMENTARY * EXPLAIN HOW THIS DEVICE SUPPORTS THE STRATEGY: Convince holdouts: *Britain is deceiving them *War is unavoidable and we have a chance now “We are apt to shut our eyes against the painful truth and listen to that song of the siren’ Classical Allusion This reference to the Odyssey ...
