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  2. www.history.com › topics › american-revolutionPatrick Henry: Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech - HISTORY

    Nov 9, 2009 · Patrick Henry, a Founding Father and a leader of the American Revolution, is famous for a 1775 speech in which he declared, “Give me liberty or give me death.”

  3. www.worldhistory.org › Patrick_HenryPatrick Henry - World History Encyclopedia

    Jan 18, 2024 · Patrick Henry (1736-1799) was a Virginian lawyer and politician who played a vital role in the American Revolution (c. 1765-1789). Known for his brilliant oration, including the famous Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech, Henry served as the first and sixth governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia and is considered a Founding Father of the ...

  4. www.battlefields.org › learn › biographiesPatrick Henry | American Battlefield Trust

    Rev War | Biography. Patrick Henry. Title Delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress. War & Affiliation Revolutionary War / Patriot. Date of Birth - Death May 29, 1736 - June 6, 1799. Patrick Henry’s legacy has become indelibly linked with his oration to the Second Virginia Convention where he proclaimed, “Give me liberty or give me death.”

  5. www.mountvernon.org › article › patrick-henryPatrick Henry · George Washington's Mount Vernon

    Founding framer and gifted political orator, Patrick Henry was one of the bright lights of the United States' revolutionary generation. Henry was at the forefront of colonial agitation over British policy beginning with his fiery protests against the Stamp Act of 1765.

  6. www.ouramericanrevolution.org › index › peoplePatrick Henry (1736-1799) - The American Revolution

    The American Revolution. Home. People. Henry, Patrick. Patrick Henry (1736-1799) Patrick Henry was one of the most important and recognizable Patriot leaders in the American Revolution. He was born on May 29, 1739, in Hanover County, Virginia, the son of a prosperous Scottish-born planter, John Henry, and Sarah Winston Syme.

  7. www.britannica.com › summary › Patrick-HenryPatrick Henry summary | Britannica

    Patrick Henry, (born May 29, 1736, Studley, Va.—died June 6, 1799, Red Hill, near Brookneal, Va., U.S.), American Revolutionary leader. Admitted to the bar in 1760, he soon built a large and profitable practice. His skill as an orator was displayed in the Parson’s Cause trial (1763).

  8. www.history.com › news › patrick-henrys-liberty-or-deathHow Patrick Henry’s ‘Liberty or Death’ Speech Inspired Revolution

    Mar 22, 2015 · Home. Topics. American Revolution. How Patrick Henry’s ‘Liberty or Death’ Speech Inspired Revolution. Patrick Henry’s stirring words at the 1775 Virginia Convention became a rallying...

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