American attorney and respected politician, Patrick Henry address the House of Burgesses, colonial Virginia legislature about forming a militia to fight against the British army. Henry believed that mother country Great Britain had been mistreating the colonies and have not been fair with sharing the power. As the other men in the group wanted to continue to work with Britain to petition and plead for freedom, Henry states that they have tried those means but it has not worked. Henry warns the Americans that Britain is recruiting an army together to come and fight them into submission. He reminds them that they must defend themselves against Great Britain as it the only way that they could free themselves against the mother country. As Henry
