patrick henry speech at the Virginia convention – Flashcards
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the main purpose of henrys speech is to
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c. persuade the colonists to enter into war against Britain
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in "speech in the virginia convention" that he must take a certain action against England in order to be true patriot. what is this action?
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speak out against England
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in "speech in the virginia convention" what emotion does henry say is natural to people but should not be trusted in dealing with britain.
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hope
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what "storm" does henry say approaches the new nation?
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war with great britain
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which statement from "speech in the virginia convention" appeals to reader's emotions?
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b the war is inevitable and let it come! i repeat it, sir, let it come! "
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what action does henry want his audience to take in "speech in the virginia convention"
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d to fight britain
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which technique of speeches does henry use in the sentence Is this the part of wise men, engaged in great and arduous for liberty?"
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rhetorical question
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in which of these statements does henry use parallelism?
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b. we have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated.
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a retorical question in which the answer is already known. what would be the answer to the questions henry asks in this passage from "speech in the virginia convention"? and what have we to oppose them (the government) ? shall we try argument ?
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c. we have nothing to fight them with, because arguments don't work.
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when patrick henry ends his speech with ... give me liberty or give me death," he repeats words. what else does he repeat in this phrase?
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the structure of a verb followed by a pronoun and a noun
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what is the main point of benjamin franklins speech in the convention?
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d the convention should support the constitution because it is as good as it is likely to be.
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what does franklin should say as a sort of confession in "speech in the convention"
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a he does not completely approve of the document but supports it anyways
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in speech in the convention, franklin mentions a women who says, "but i meet with nobody but myself that is always in the right." which sentence is a restatement of this idea?
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d i never find errors in my own thinking.
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which technique of speeches does franklin use un this passage? from such an assembly can perfect production be expected?
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c rhetorical question
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in speech in the convention , why does franklin think the delegates should keep their concerns about the constitution to themselves?
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b he wants the public to have confidence in the government
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why does franklin want the delegates to convention to support the constitution strongly despite any personal reservations about it?
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A to inspire public confidence in their leadership
