Give me liberty or give me death!!!" This famous quote is regarded as the one that truly began the American Revolution was made famous in a speech by Patrick Henry. He concluded his speech with this defiant statement, but it was the content of his speech that got the the colonies buzzing. He blatantly called out the British, explaining to the colonies how Americans had been pleading and begging for change, yet the British spit it back in our faces. He called for war on the British, and that the only way for the colonies to earn their independence was to battle and defeat the British. In his speech, he rhetorically questioned as to whether or not the revolution could be avoided, or was it inevitable. This speech was the culmination of the many factors that lead up to the American Revolution. It was the start of America's independence from Britain.
This image shows the American's passion for winning the war and gaining their independence. Patrick Henry had set off an explosion within Americans, and with the idea of "Give me liberty or give me death" burning strongly within them, there was no stopping the American storm. It swept through the colonies, touching each one and giving them that lust for freedom that had inspired Patrick Henry to give that incredible speech in 1775. Henry beleived that the Revolution was needed for the Americans, and that they were unable to push it off for any longer. So was the Revolution inevitable, or was there a way for the colonists and British to work it out, and possibly avoid their violent separation? Please leave your thoughts in the comments.
Picture 1 - http://www.knowledgehouse.info/bio_henry.html
Picture 2 - http://lehrman.isi.org/catalog/resource/view/id/1519
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