Patrick Henry

AP English
Unit 2 lesson 3
“Patrick Henry”

1. The basic question debated at Virginia convention was how much Reverend James Murray should be paid. 2. He suggested the British were un-trust worthy because he opposed a lot of their taxations. 3. He led his Hanover Militia company to the outskirts of Williamsburg and demanded payment. He had little difficulty finding troops and had a growing number of supporters. 4. He means he will always be loyal to God and when it comes to kings on earth, he will put them aside and believe what he wants. 5. He wanted to maintain the spirit of the revolution. 6. “Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, se not and having ears hear not the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?” He was trying to explain the fact that we have eyes but we don’t truly see what is in front of us. We have ears but we only hear what we want to hear, he is asking why do we do this. 7. “Sir we are not weak a proper us of those means which the God of nature hath in our power.” ; “There is just God who presides over the destines of nations and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us.” ; “Almighty God I know what course others may take but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” Henry is using God in all of these quotes to show that he believes that God will him, will help America. 8. Henry uses his allusions from the biblical reference when Judas betrays Jesus Christ by a kiss. Symbolically America betraying Britain by wanting to break away, just like Judas broke away from Christ. 9. In the first paragraphs the sentences are statements and he is stating what he is about to talk about. The last paragraph the sentences are short and he asking the audience questions about what he just spoke about. 10. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament.
We have entreated; we have expostulated; we have beseeched; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have craved its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament.

ESSAY CHOICE A
Someone must defend poor King George and the British, and that someone is you! You are a loyalist and amidst the screaming and clapping for Henry's impassioned speech you have stood up to answer him. As you take the floor, you straighten your back, lift your head, clear your throat and say ...

My good people have you gone mad? Why would you imagine about going in opposition to King George! If it was not for the crown you and I would not be standing here right now, we would be in Britain. We would be under the crown’s ruling anyways even if we were back in Britain, why go against it now? All King George has done is given us the tools to make the British crown powerful! Why would we break away and make our own smaller weaker country? We have the crown the prevailing British army to aide us if need be what else could we want? We have everything we could possibly need protection, an army, and an influential ruler! I this is a dim - witted idea going against our mother country! It is like child against parent which is erroneous! We must stay loyal to the ones that gave us birth therefore we must stay loyal to the British Crown. We must stay true and bold to our heritage we must not fight it off, that’s why I am speaking against this and for the British rule. Who have all the authority to rule since they founded us on the thought of expanding the great British Empire!