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    Lee, Patrick Henry assisted in the formation of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Patrick Henry was a great American orator, who delivered his most famous speech "Give me Liberty", to the Second Virginia Convention, on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church, in Richmond, Virginia. Patrick Henry preached with the intendancy of freeing Virginia from British colonial rule. He spoke with passion, which revealed his undeniable support for having the Virginia military involved in fighting against Britain, in

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    Williamsburg Capitol had many positions that made up our government today. For instance, the Richmond Capitol today still has the three main branches, judicial, executive, and legislative, which form the government's role in our world. We also still have the same court trials for those who broke laws. As a result, the Colonial Williamsburg Capitol was reconstructed in 1928 by the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities as a tourist site for public viewing. Tourist and visitors can learn about

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    “Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events.” - Sir Winston Churchill. Throughout history, men have fought battles to protect and serve for their country. Some men become injured at war and others don

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    Westmoreland County. Continuing in the military tradition of his father, in 1825 Lee entered West Point and graduated second in his class in 1829, without getting single demerit in his four years there. Serving several military positions in Georgia, Virginia, New York, Texas, and Mexico. Over the next 23 years, his reputation as a strong military leader increased in recognition and respectability, and in 1852 he was named superintendent of West Point. From February of 1860 until February of 1861, for

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    Lee was 18 he enrolled at West Point Military Academy. His occupation was a General. His highest rank achieved was a General, confederate states of America. On June 1, 1862 he took control of the Army of Northern Virginia and drove back the Union Army during the Seven day battle near Richmond. When Lee served as a General he help win some wars. Lee started as a commander in 1862 and then surrendered in 1865. Robert E Lee was serving under

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    America’s independence. Along with Thomas Jefferson and Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry helped create the Virginia House of Burgesses to resolve the tumultuous state of the colonies. In the early spring of 1775, Patrick Henry met with members of the second Virginia Convention to discuss the need for a military mobilization against the British. Henry spoke to fellow citizens of Virginia in Richmond at what is now St. John’s Church. He spoke with intimacy, fervor, passion, and showed an undeniable support

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    of Burgesses in Richmond, Virginia. He gave a speech that has been remembered popularly as the Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death speech. Although Henry’s discourse was not recorded at the time partially because Henry delivered it great, Henry’s biographer, William Wirt, later gathered testimony from people who had heard him speak. Through their accounts, Wirt reconstructed what Henry spoke that day. The motivation behind the speech was to incite the determination of the Virginia House members to

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    In the year 1775, in Richmond Virginia, Patrick Henry stood up in front of delegrates from every colony and delivered one of the most powerful speeched in America’s history with no written notes or script, but rather with passion and honesty. In his very first line, Henry grabs the attention of the crowd saying, “No man thinks more highly than I do of the patriotism, as well as the abilities, of every worthy gentleman who have just addressed the House”. This simple statement acknowledges the wisdom

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    fight for independence, Patrick Henry played an important role. Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, and Richard Henry Lee created the Virginia House of Burgesses to settle the violent state of the colonies. In March 1775, he met with members of the second Virginia Convention. They discussed a need to mobilize a military against the English. Henry spoke in Richmond, Virginia instead of the capitol in Williamsburg. He spoke with confidence, intensity, and devotion in the fight against the English government

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    major figure during that time period,was also a debater about the Stamp Acts and Townshend Acts and his famous speech about how to resolve the crisis with Great Britain,in the articles in Bibliography.com and history.com about Patrick Henry stated,”Virginia lawyer and politician Patrick Henry was one of the leading figures of the American Revolutionary period. An outspoken opponent of the Stamp and Townshend Acts levied by England”,and,”In the events that led to the Revolution he took a radical stance

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