Henry & Tecumseh Speeches

What is Patrick Henry's main purpose in giving his "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech?

• He wants to discourage people from joining together to fight Britain

• He wants to return to England to avoid the persecution he is facing in the colonies

• To keep Lt. Governor Dunmore from interrupting the Second Virginia Convention

• To encourage members of the community to join forces to fight against Great Britain for America's freedom

Who does Patrick Henry address when he begins his "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech?

• The President of the United States

• The King of England

• Other members of the community in Virginia

• The President of the Convention

What does Patrick Henry state America is agreeing to, if they do not fight and defeat Britain?

• Being enslaved

• Going into debt

• Gaining freedom

• Death

What does Patrick Henry claim that the Americans have done to reconcile with England?

• They have belittled the King of England for his actions

• They have taken boats back to England to speak with the king about gaining independence

• They have requested, begged, pleaded, and argued with Britain to release them and give them freedom

• They have already gone to war with Britain

What is the result of Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech?

• Britain maintains control of America

• Americans decide to go to war with Britain

• Each country decided to call a truce

• America looses the fight against Britain and becomes enslaved

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

• The Proclamation ended the Revolutionary War

• The Proclamation proclaimed independence for Native Americans

Tecumseh was a political leader and chief of which Native American tribe...

• Shawnee
• Iriquois
• Miami
• Delaware

Tecumseh teamed up with what country to try to take down the Americans...

• Great Britian
• France
• Canada
• Mexico

Tecumseh is remembered mainly because of his...

• leadership and humanitarianism
• violence and destruction
• arrogance and boastfulness
• bravery and cowardness

What is the name of a group that is made of many tribes united together?

• treaty

• tribe

• colonists

• confederation