On This Day: Patrick Henry’s most-famous quote

On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry gave a speech at the Virginia Parliament and pleaded, "Please give me freedom or let me die."

On the same day, Henry's speech finally endorsed Virginia and opposed British military intervention in colonies, but what Henry actually said in his speech is still unknown.

Since the adoption of the Stamp Duty Tax Law in 1765, the relationship between British settlers and the government steadily worsened over the past decade. Due to the "tea law" in 1773 and violent acts related to the Boston Tea Party, forced or unacceptable behavior was forced in a year.

On 5th September 1774, the first US Congress organized a meeting in Philadelphia to discuss British government trade restrictions and response to the representative government after the Boston Tea party's raid. 56 representatives from 12 colonies including John Adams, cousin Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, Roger Sherman, John Jay and John Dickinson came to Philadelphia. Richard Henry Lee and George Washington.

After about 7 weeks of discussion, at the Philadelphia conference, the group agreed to boycott British goods in the colony as a sign of protest, as detailed in the "Constitution". If "intolerance" is not abolished, "article" also requires export to the UK at the end of the following year.

In the second meeting in Virginia in March 1775, Henry discussed the events in Philadelphia and the need to organize armed militia in Virginia to prevent British troops from dominating the area. Virginia is contesting any form of opposition to the royalty, but persuasive Henry that ends the emotional appeal of the meeting from what people gave at the meeting

What I did not know was Henry at the end of the meeting. A few years later, biographer William Wilt reconstructed his speech in 1817 based on Thomas Jefferson and others' memories. "Life is so precious, or peace is very sweet, you buy it at the price of chains and slaves, forbid it, God Almighty, I do not know what others will do. Please give me freedom, or die for me! "

Some historians believe that Henry's words later were written by young lawyers Wert and St George Tucker during the meeting. Conservative businessman James Parker wrote a briefing in April 1775 saying that Henry insulted George King. "In addition to P. Henry's speech, you have never heard about the more notorious arrogance, he called K - tyrant, fool, beggar, tool," Parker wrote.

This treaty has passed Henry's resolution to form a militia to protect Virginia and the next month the battle between Lexington and Concord between the British army and colonialists began and the revolutionary war official The beginning of the show.

Henry did not speak. There is no brush record in his famous address. The only known version of the speech was reconstructed in Henry's biography written by writer William Wirt in 1817, and some historians said that the introduction of the famous Patrick Henry was a copy of his book Let us guess that it might have been made by Witt to sell. Anti - federalists can not stop the approval of the US Constitution, but anti - federalist documents influence supporting the enactment of the Bill of Rights. The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution, collectively referred to as the Bill of Rights, protect individual freedom and limit the powers of the federal government.

Madison broke Patrick Henry in the debate. As one of the main speakers at the time, Patrick Henry was able to stimulate an independent career through quotes such as "Please give me freedom or give me death." Henry opposed the new Constitution of the United States. He thinks this will lead to monarchy. Henry had a strong and persuasive voice, but Madison's condition was comparable to his low height. Despite this hypothetical disadvantage, Madison briefly refuted Henry's view and persuaded the Virginia Parliament to ratify the Constitution.

70 Patrick Henry (1736-1799) ■ First generation of Americans born in wealthy Scottish family in Virginia. ■ When elected to Burgess house in Virginia state in 1765, Henry verbally attacked the "stamp law" and King George Henry announced the most famous speech in Richmond, Virginia in 1775. He said: "Life is so precious, peace is very sweet, forbidden to buy at the price of chains and slaves, Almighty God, I do not know what other people do "Together with Samuel Adams and Thomas Payne, Patrick Henry is one of the most influential supporters of the American Revolution and Democracy.