Patrick Henry was an early American lawyer with a passion for his country. Henry is famous for his speech that ends with the words, “Give me liberty or give me death!” He was not pleased with some of the happenings going on in America. Henry was fiercely opposed to British tax ideas, and because he opposed other Virginians ideas, he described himself as,”…not a Virginian; I am an American.” (Andrews) Henry knew war was around the corner and expressed his opinion at the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1755. “Henry was convinced that war was around the corner, and he arrived at the Virginia Convention determined to persuade his fellow delegates to adopt a defensive stance against Great Britain.” (Andrews) The audience laughed at
