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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Speech at the Second Virginia Convention, March 23, 1775 canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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oration ⓘ political speech ⓘ |
| addressee | delegates of the Second Virginia Convention ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
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| author | Patrick Henry ⓘ |
| country |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
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surface form:
Colony of Virginia
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| countryOfCulturalOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | March 23, 1775 ⓘ |
| deliveredAt |
Virginia Convention
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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
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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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