HELPP PLEASE ANALYZING SOURCES Several famous quotes from the American
Revolution have been passed down and honored over the centuries. Explain
why the following quotes are held up as examples of the American character:
"Give me liberty, or give me death" by Patrick Henry; "I only regret that I have
but one life to lose for my country" by Nathan Hale; "I have not yet begun to
fight" by John Paul Jones.

Patrick Henry, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death” 1775

Patrick Henry gave this speech in 1775 at the Virginia Convention. It took place only a few months after the assembly of the first Continental Congress had sent King George III a petition for the redress of grievances. Boston Harbor was also blockaded by the British in retaliation for the Boston Tea Party. Tensions were high, revolution seemed inevitable, but still many political leaders in Virginia held out hope that the relationship with Great Britain could be restored. Patrick Henry sought to dispel them of that notion.

nativists tried to get rid of the immigrants as they thought they were going to ruin the u.s.