English 11A - Informative Essay Attached is a speech given by a famous American Patrick Henry was speaking to the Virginia Conventio
in 1775. His purpose is to convince them that the colonists needed to fight for their freedom from British
rule. Read the speech from the link below then, in a multi-paragraph essay, trace Henry's argument. How
does he build his argument? What main ideas does he espouse and what evidence of each does he
include? In your conclusion, you should evaluate the persuasiveness of his argument.