Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775
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The "Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775" is Patrick Henry’s famous oration in which he urged armed resistance to British rule and declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
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| Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 Context triple: [Patrick Henry, notableWork, Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775]
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A.
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms was a 1775 document issued by the Second Continental Congress that justified the American colonies’ resort to armed resistance against British rule at the outset of the Revolutionary War.
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B.
Notes on the State of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia is Thomas Jefferson’s detailed 18th-century survey of Virginia’s geography, natural resources, society, politics, and laws, and his only full-length published book.
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C.
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a final conciliatory appeal sent by the American colonies to King George III in 1775, seeking to avoid full-scale war and reconcile differences before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774)
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774) was a formal statement by the First Continental Congress asserting the rights of the American colonies and protesting British parliamentary policies that were seen as violations of those rights.
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E.
Grand Remonstrance
The Grand Remonstrance was a 1641 petition by the English Parliament listing grievances against King Charles I and his government, helping to precipitate the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 Target entity description: The "Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775" is Patrick Henry’s famous oration in which he urged armed resistance to British rule and declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
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A.
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
The Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms was a 1775 document issued by the Second Continental Congress that justified the American colonies’ resort to armed resistance against British rule at the outset of the Revolutionary War.
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B.
Notes on the State of Virginia
Notes on the State of Virginia is Thomas Jefferson’s detailed 18th-century survey of Virginia’s geography, natural resources, society, politics, and laws, and his only full-length published book.
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C.
Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was a final conciliatory appeal sent by the American colonies to King George III in 1775, seeking to avoid full-scale war and reconcile differences before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774)
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774) was a formal statement by the First Continental Congress asserting the rights of the American colonies and protesting British parliamentary policies that were seen as violations of those rights.
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E.
Grand Remonstrance
The Grand Remonstrance was a 1641 petition by the English Parliament listing grievances against King Charles I and his government, helping to precipitate the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical document
ⓘ
oration ⓘ political speech ⓘ |
| addressee | delegates of the Second Virginia Convention ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
|
| author | Patrick Henry ⓘ |
| country |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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surface form:
Colony of Virginia
|
| countryOfCulturalOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | March 23, 1775 ⓘ |
| deliveredAt |
Virginia Convention
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Virginia Convention
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| famousFor |
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" speech
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surface form:
the phrase “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
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| genre | revolutionary oratory ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British colonial policy
ⓘ
military preparedness ⓘ patriotism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | tensions preceding the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| ideology |
classical liberalism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced | decision of Virginia to mobilize for war ⓘ |
| keyQuote |
“Give me liberty, or give me death!”
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“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!” ⓘ “The war is inevitable—and let it come!” ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterPublication | published in the early 19th century ⓘ |
| movement | American independence movement ⓘ |
| place |
St. John’s Church
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surface form:
St. John’s Church, Richmond, Virginia
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| politicalEntityAddressed | Virginia House of Burgesses delegates ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | support for independence from Great Britain ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | text reconstructed from later recollections ⓘ |
| purpose |
to advocate raising and arming a militia in Virginia
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to persuade Virginia to prepare for war against Great Britain ⓘ |
| region |
British America
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surface form:
British North America
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| rhetoricalDevice |
antithesis
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appeal to emotion ⓘ biblical allusion ⓘ parallelism ⓘ rhetorical questions ⓘ |
| rhetoricalStyle | persuasive oratory ⓘ |
| speaker | Patrick Henry ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
American history courses
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rhetoric and communication courses ⓘ |
| topic |
American colonial resistance to British rule
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call for armed resistance ⓘ liberty ⓘ natural rights ⓘ self-defense ⓘ |
| year | 1775 ⓘ |
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Subject: Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 Description of subject: The "Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775" is Patrick Henry’s famous oration in which he urged armed resistance to British rule and declared, “Give me liberty, or give me death!”
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