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Patrick Henry

Patrick Henry. Patrick Henry represented Virginia in the First Continental Congress March, 1775, he was strongly urging his fellow Virginians to arm themselves in self-defense against the British troops.

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Patrick Henry

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  1. Patrick Henry • Patrick Henry represented Virginia in the First Continental Congress • March, 1775, he was strongly urging his fellow Virginians to arm themselves in self-defense against the British troops. • He was not just a patriot and a lawyer, but also an orator(a person who speaks well in public.) • Credited with rallying the colonists by his speech we know as "give me liberty or give me death".

  2. Ben Franklin • Representative sent abroad by the Congress of the thirteen states in the early part of the Revolutionary war • to secure aid of various kinds from certain friendly nations • no one has equaled Benjamin Franklin in ability, tact, common sense, diplomacy, and reputation that was national as well as world wide.

  3. Thomas Jefferson • During the American Revolution, Jefferson was elected governor of Virginia • Considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America • Talented writer • Central role in drafting the Declaration of Independence.

  4. Thomas Paine • In Common Sense, Thomas Paine argues for American independence. His argument reflects on government and religion, then talks about specifics of the colonial situation. • Discusses governmentand society. • Society is people joined together for the purpose of good . • Government is an institution whose sole purpose is to protect us from our own vices. • Governmenthas its origins in the evil of man and is a necessary evil. • government'ssole purpose is to protect life, liberty and property, and that a government should be judged solely on the basis of the extent to which it accomplishes this goal.

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