He wanted to rally up colonists against the British
Patrick Henry wanted people to think of themselves as Americans because then they would work together with other states to help defeat the British in the American Revolution.
The state of Virginia had several delegates at the Continental Congress, however, the two most prominent were Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. The Congress occurred from 1774 to 1789.
The Quebec Act of 1774 was passed by the British Parliament. The act, among other things, legalized the Catholic religion in Quebec and also granted Quebec independent power to govern itself. Both were viewed as threats to the American Colonies; many colonists feared Catholics and by 1774 the American Colonies were continually being stripped of their authority and power to govern themselves. They viewed Quebec as being set up as a launching point for the British military.
The British Parliament passed the Intolerable (Coercive) acts in 1774.
Dunmore's War occurred in 1774.
1930-1941 1861-1865 1774-1781 all years of American history is important to how we live our lives today for we are all connected with only time to separate us.
Patrick Murdoch died in 1774.
Henry Gattie was born in 1774.
Henry Siddons was born in 1774.
Henry Belfrage was born in 1774.
Henry Nott was born in 1774.
The state of Virginia had several delegates at the Continental Congress, however, the two most prominent were Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry. The Congress occurred from 1774 to 1789.
Yes Virginian Richard Henry Lee was in the Continental Congress in 1774- 1780, 1784-1787
Henry Aston Barker was born in 1774.
William Henry - chemist - was born in 1774.
Charles Henry Schwanfelder was born in 1774.
Henry Duncan - minister - was born in 1774.
Henry Ridgely Warfield was born in 1774.