Vocabulary in Speech in the Virginia Convention
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Speech in the Virginia Convention by Patrick Henry
Lesson Plans by Kristy Littlehale
Henry’s speech is one of the most famous of the time, as it ends with one of the most famous ultimatums ever delivered: “Give me liberty, or give me death.”
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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death Speech Patrick Henry Virginia Convention Vocabulary activities
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- Slide: 1
- ARDUOUS
- adj. difficult; laborious; strenuous effort
- Slide: 2
- SUBJUGATION
- n. enslavement
- Slide: 3
- SUPPLICATION
- n. humble or earnest begging
- Slide: 4
- REMONSTRATED
- v. to forcefully protest or disagree
- Slide: 5
- SPURNED
- v. rejected; pushed or struck away with the foot
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