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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 2000
Page
23
A portrait shows Patrick Henry during speeches as he pushes up his glasses. The text notes his role in opposing the Stamp Act of 1765 while Virginia's legislature debated resolutions against the tax. Thomas Jefferson praised Henry’s influence on colonial resolve.
In Richmond Virginia in a tense meeting over royal obstruction, more than 100 delegates including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson heard Patrick Henry call for a citizen army. He ended with Give me liberty or give me death as he theatrically pretended to stab himself.
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