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Narciso 1
Faith Narciso
Professor Boguchwal
1426 HIST 120
“Give Me Liberty or Give me Death”
On March 23, 1776, Attorney Patrick Henry delivered his inspiringly provocative speech,
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,” urging the President of the Virginia House of Burgesses to
take a firm stand against their oppressive mother country. Previous to this affair, New England
had long been politically abused by Great Britain. After transitioning from allies in the French
and Indian War to merely profitable laborers, the prominent events leading to these rebellious
assemblies began with unfair taxations, such as the Sugar Act in 1764 and the Stamp Act in 1765
(Dunaway 568). As more inequitable laws were enacted in a span of several years, the tension
between the colonists and their mother country grew to an eruption of violent protests and
