Which statement below best explains Patrick Henry's purpose in delivering this speech?
He wants to persuade the men gathered that they
O have no other choice but to go to war with Great
Britain.
He wants the men to agree that it is time to admit
defeat in their battles with the British ministry.
He wants to criticize his audience for being oblivious
to the British ministry's unjust behavior.
He wants to convince his audience that the colonies
O have made themselves secure against Great Britain's
attacks.
Part B
Which sentence from the speech best supports the answer to
Part A?
"I know of no way of Judging of the future but by the
past." (paragraph 2)
"Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves."
(paragraph 5)
O "There is no longer any room for hope." (paragraph 6)
O "repeat it, sir, we must fightl" (paragraph 6)