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Bookmark or Share- How Patrick Henry’s ‘Liberty or Death’ Speech Inspired Revolution"Give me liberty or give me death!" Those words, spoken by Virginia colonist Patrick Henry during a March 1775 address to his state legislature, echo through history as a dramatic call to...
- Give me liberty or give me death! - Teaching American HistoryGive me liberty or give me death! Why did Patrick Henry say that attempts to reconcile the colonies with Great Britain were pointless? Why did he think that “chains and slavery” were the only alternatives to war? Compare Patrick Henry’s argument to Alexander Hamilton’s, which was written only one month earlier.
- Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - World History Encyclopedia"Give me liberty or give me death!” is the closing line from a speech made by Patrick Henry to the Second Virginia Convention on 23 March 1775, in which he argued that war with Britain was inevitable and a militia should be raised to defend American liberties. It is among the most famous speeches of the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789).
- Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death - US HistoryView the original text of history's most important documents, including Patrick Henry's 'Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death' Speech
- Patrick Henry: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech - HISTORYHistorians say that Henry’s “Liberty or Death” speech helped convince those in attendance to begin preparing Virginia troops for war against Great Britain. Royal Governor Lord Dunmore responded...
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