Rajon Stinnett-Perry 06 March 2014 HIUS 221-B06 Patrick Henry ’s Speech: “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Many know the famous words of Patrick Henry‚ and when you ask them why he said those words the relation them to the America Revolution. There is in fact a greater meaning for his speech‚ he touched on many points that were effecting America in his time. I want to explain some of the problems that America was facing to lead you into why he gave this speech in the first place. In the
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In my freshman year at Franklin County High School I signed up for Family‚ Career‚ Community‚ Leaders‚ of America (F.C.C.L.A.). I didn’t know how much of an effect that this club would have on me . FCCLA has provided me with many opportunities. I have had traveled to places I had never been. Also‚ it has developed me as a person and shown me good character skills to have and to also use on a daily basis. FCCLA is a program that is dedicated to teaching young men and women the values of a good
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Differences Between New England and the Chesapeake regions Although the English settled into both the Chesapeake and New England regions‚ they had formed into two completely opposite communities. Both regions came to America for different purposes. Whether the founders of this land was to make a profit‚ farm more land‚ or seek religious freedom‚ they did it to please their own intentions. There were many differences between the two regions‚ however two main places where they were opposites‚ were
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February 5‚ 1775: Amazing news. I can’t believe my great fortune. Coming home from church service today‚ father told me that our neighbor‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ has asked me to accompany him on his trip to Richmond to serve as his aide during the Second Virginia Convention. This is such a great honor for me‚ a young man of 16. I knew that Mr. Lee‚ one of our colony’s most influential men‚ and father were great friends; but‚ for me to be offered
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colonies of Jamestown and Plymouth had several similarities as well as differences. The colonists of both colonies had an extremely harsh first winter‚ had treaties and traded with the Natives with an overall good relationship with them and who had both their Kings beheaded. The similarities continued over time‚ like building their own houses‚ having every colonist required to work‚ and not given what they were promised for going to the New World. Although the colonies of Plymouth and Jamestown have many
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1. What percentage of the population did slaves comprise in New York City by the early 1740s? a. 20 percent Slaves comprised one-fifth or 20 percent of the total population of New York City‚ making it a city with one of the highest concentration of slaves in colonial America. (See the introductory section.) 2. Which statement describes African American slaves’ views on the American Revolution? A. They viewed it as an opportunity to gain their own freedom. As the battle for political independence
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there by George Calvert and his fellow followers sailed on a boat to set foot on the fertile land of Maryland. The 13 colonies were “Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey‚ Georgia‚ Connecticut‚ Massachusetts Bay‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ New Hampshire‚ Virginia‚ New York‚ North Carolina‚ and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations”. I going to explain one of the 13 colonies‚ Maryland and how interaction with Native Americans and their daily life‚ what happen to Maryland
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several sources‚ partly from “Revolutionary ideals‚ partly from a new evangelical religious commitment that stressed the equality of all Christians‚ and partly from a decline in the profitability of tobacco in the most significant slave region of Virginia and adjoining states” (Retrieved November 20‚ 2014‚ from http://www.ushistory.org/us/13d.asp). Likewise‚ the decline of slavery in the period was most
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compromises. There are however many differences as to the extent and what type of concessions these gentlemen were willing to make. The Second Virginia Convention met March 20‚ 1775 inland at Richmond--in what is now called St. John’s Church. This is where Delegate Patrick Henry presented resolutions to raise a militia‚ and to furthermore put Virginia in a posture of defense. Henry Basically says in his speech that the colonists have tried to compromise already and it has had no effect. “Sir‚ we
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