"Speech in the Virginia Convention"
Authored by Mimi Surratt
English
9th - 11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Of what was Patrick Henry opposed?
The Bill of Rights
The Constitution
Fighting the British
The President
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Patrick Henry was known as the father of the _____________.
Bill of Rights
The Constitution
The Virginia Colonists
The Virginia House of Burgesses
Tags
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.8.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did P Hiddy see as the biggest issue between the colonists and the British?
whether the British had been sincere in their negotiations
whether the colonists will be free or be subject to Britain
whether the British should station an armed forces
whether the colonists will be defeated in war by Britain or will triumph.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When did P Hiddy deliver his Speech in the Virginia Convention?
Many years before the American Revolution began - when tensions first began
Just before the American Revolution began - when colonists in the North had already begun resisting the British
At the midpoint of the American Revolution - when the British were threatening to extend the battle to the Southern colonies
Near the end of the American Revolution - when the colonists in the north were in need of reinforcements.
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CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What 4 things have the colonists already done in their dealings with England?
petitioned, remonstrated, supplicated, and prostrated
Prayed, hoped, wished, thought
Formally requested, forcefully protested, begged, pleaded
Both A and C
Tags
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does P Hiddy identify as an important factor in preventing Virginians from revolting?
Wishful thinking - leading them to hope that British will meet their requests
Unreasonable fear - leading them to believe that the British will send troops and ships
Wishful thinking - leading them to hope that the colonists in the North will revolt first
Unreasonable fear - leading them to ignore the rebellion beginning in the North
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What course of action does Henry want to take?
He wants the British to give them their land
He wants to join forces with the allies
He wants to go to war
He wants to continue to negotiate
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.3
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.9-10.3
CCSS.RL.6.6
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