Read the following excerpt from Henry’s Speech in the Virginia Convention.
There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, sir, we have no election; if we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery!
Which of the following best summarizes Henry’s support in the passage for the idea that the colonists should revolt?
A. He argues that the colonists have many friends on their side.
B. He argues that the colonists should fight more fiercely because liberty is at stake.
C. He argues that strength is on the colonists' side and that other nations will help them.
D. He argues that justice is on the colonists' side and that they have no choice but to fight.
(It is not B. He argues that the colonists should fight more fiercely because liberty is at stake.)
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