Henry & Tecumseh Speeches

What is Patrick Henry's main purpose in giving his "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech?

• He wants to discourage people from joining together to fight Britain

• He wants to return to England to avoid the persecution he is facing in the colonies

• To keep Lt. Governor Dunmore from interrupting the Second Virginia Convention

• To encourage members of the community to join forces to fight against Great Britain for America's freedom

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Who does Patrick Henry address when he begins his "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech?

• The President of the United States

• The King of England

• Other members of the community in Virginia

• The President of the Convention

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What does Patrick Henry state America is agreeing to, if they do not fight and defeat Britain?

• Being enslaved

• Going into debt

• Gaining freedom

• Death

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What does Patrick Henry claim that the Americans have done to reconcile with England?

• They have belittled the King of England for his actions

• They have taken boats back to England to speak with the king about gaining independence

• They have requested, begged, pleaded, and argued with Britain to release them and give them freedom

• They have already gone to war with Britain

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What is the result of Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech?

• Britain maintains control of America

• Americans decide to go to war with Britain

• Each country decided to call a truce

• America looses the fight against Britain and becomes enslaved

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What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation ended the Revolutionary War

• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for Native Americans

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Tecumseh was a political leader and chief of which Native American tribe...

• Shawnee
• Iriquois
• Miami
• Delaware

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Tecumseh teamed up with what country to try to take down the Americans...

• Great Britian
• France
• Canada
• Mexico

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Tecumseh is remembered mainly because of his...

• leadership and humanitarianism
• violence and destruction
• arrogance and boastfulness
• bravery and cowardness

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What is the name of a group that is made of many tribes united together?

• treaty

• tribe

• colonists

• confederation

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