"Speech in the Virginia Convention"

    Patrick Henry wrote the “Speech in the Virginia Convention” in the 1770’s during the Revolution, which was a hard time for the American Colonists. The colonists were doing everything in their power to break free from England, and Patrick Henry wanted to speak out and give his opinion during a time like the Revolution. During the Revolution the British pressured the colonists in various ways and did not grant them their freedom, therefore it was time to speak up once again. The subject of this speech is freedom and independence. During the Revolution, that was all most colonists dreamt of. Gaining independence was the only chance they had to escape the British, that was if they had a chance to gain independence. The British would send their powerful armies against the colonists and they would tax them. Patrick Henry was trying to install the eagerness to speak only independence and freedom in the colonists. The colonists had a cause that was being postponed, and the cause was independence. They were given false hope over and over again, and their hope was crushed. They had tried everything to get their voices heard but nothing had helped. Britain responded to them with violence and rejection. The main purpose was to persuade and inspire. Patrick Henry was trying to persuade the president and the congress members to give the colonists independence. King George III betrayed them many times, and Patrick Henry wanted to persuade the president that the colonists will not give up. Patrick Henry also wrote the speech to inspire the American colonists in order to fight for their independence and not give up. There were Americans that did not fight for their freedom because they wanted to be loyal to England. Patrick Henry stated that if they do not fight as a whole, they will not win the battle. It was their cause and their obligation to fight for it, even if it meant giving up their life.