the Second Virginia Convention met March 20‚ 1775 inland at Richmond--in what is now called St. John ’s Church--instead of the Capitol in Williamsburg. Delegate Patrick Henry presented resolutions to raise a militia‚ and to put Virginia in a posture of defense. Henry ’s opponents urged caution and patience until the crown replied to Congress ’ latest petition for reconciliation. On the 23rd‚ Henry presented a proposal to organize a volunteer company of cavalry or infantry in every Virginia county.
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Rajon Stinnett-Perry 06 March 2014 HIUS 221-B06 Patrick Henry ’s Speech: “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” Many know the famous words of Patrick Henry‚ and when you ask them why he said those words the relation them to the America Revolution. There is in fact a greater meaning for his speech‚ he touched on many points that were effecting America in his time. I want to explain some of the problems that America was facing to lead you into why he gave this speech in the first place. In the
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In my freshman year at Franklin County High School I signed up for Family‚ Career‚ Community‚ Leaders‚ of America (F.C.C.L.A.). I didn’t know how much of an effect that this club would have on me . FCCLA has provided me with many opportunities. I have had traveled to places I had never been. Also‚ it has developed me as a person and shown me good character skills to have and to also use on a daily basis. FCCLA is a program that is dedicated to teaching young men and women the values of a good
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The Chesapeake Bay watershed is considered to be the largest estuary in the United States as it covers six states and the “entire District of Columbia including Virginia‚ Maryland‚ the‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ West Virginia‚ and New York. An estuary is defined as bodies of water where fresh and salty seawater mix” (USDA). The Chesapeake Bay measures to be about 64‚000 square miles in length and is considered home to five major rivers in the world. This includes the James‚ York‚ Potomac‚ Susquehanna
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Differences Between New England and the Chesapeake regions Although the English settled into both the Chesapeake and New England regions‚ they had formed into two completely opposite communities. Both regions came to America for different purposes. Whether the founders of this land was to make a profit‚ farm more land‚ or seek religious freedom‚ they did it to please their own intentions. There were many differences between the two regions‚ however two main places where they were opposites‚ were
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the Lost Colony of Roanoke is significant to World History is because it was the first attempt for the English colonists to settle. They were looking for the first permanent place to colonize. The land that the Europeans settled in is now known as Virginia. It’s noteworthy because Jamestown had the same story as Roanoke. They were both attempts for the English to settle but both mysteriously disappeared‚ and both weren’t successful. Before Jamestown and Plymouth rock there was Roanoke. John White
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February 5‚ 1775: Amazing news. I can’t believe my great fortune. Coming home from church service today‚ father told me that our neighbor‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ has asked me to accompany him on his trip to Richmond to serve as his aide during the Second Virginia Convention. This is such a great honor for me‚ a young man of 16. I knew that Mr. Lee‚ one of our colony’s most influential men‚ and father were great friends; but‚ for me to be offered
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In this essay I will be talking about the similarities‚ what Jamestown and plymouth have in common and the differences between Jamestown and Plymouth. Jamestown was a small town in virginia and was one of the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Plymouth was first settled in the 1620’s by a group of 100 puritan separatist pilgrims. In 1619‚ the first representative legislative assembly in the New World met at the Jamestown church. It was here that our American heritage of representative
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1. What percentage of the population did slaves comprise in New York City by the early 1740s? a. 20 percent Slaves comprised one-fifth or 20 percent of the total population of New York City‚ making it a city with one of the highest concentration of slaves in colonial America. (See the introductory section.) 2. Which statement describes African American slaves’ views on the American Revolution? A. They viewed it as an opportunity to gain their own freedom. As the battle for political independence
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there by George Calvert and his fellow followers sailed on a boat to set foot on the fertile land of Maryland. The 13 colonies were “Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ New Jersey‚ Georgia‚ Connecticut‚ Massachusetts Bay‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ New Hampshire‚ Virginia‚ New York‚ North Carolina‚ and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations”. I going to explain one of the 13 colonies‚ Maryland and how interaction with Native Americans and their daily life‚ what happen to Maryland
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