Patriots VS Loyalists in New America
It is the 1700s, and the Revolution against Britain is only beginning. The great debate in the new nation is picking a side: Patriots or Loyalists and why. There were many people and groups trying to convince others to sway one way or the other, but no one compared to Patrick Henry. Henry was a Patriot. A great one at that. Having the gift of orating only helped him in convincing the Virginia Convention (the decision makers of the time) to stop sitting around and take action. Henry used logic (logos) to show that it was necessary to rebel against the British, and soon after he gave this speech, we were able to go to war and gain our independence from Britain.
“For my own part, I consider it as nothing
It is the 1700s, and the Revolution against Britain is only beginning. The great debate in the new nation is picking a side: Patriots or Loyalists and why. There were many people and groups trying to convince others to sway one way or the other, but no one compared to Patrick Henry. Henry was a Patriot. A great one at that. Having the gift of orating only helped him in convincing the Virginia Convention (the decision makers of the time) to stop sitting around and take action. Henry used logic (logos) to show that it was necessary to rebel against the British, and soon after he gave this speech, we were able to go to war and gain our independence from Britain.
“For my own part, I consider it as nothing