Speech to the Virginia Convention

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" These are just some of the powerful words Patrick Henry exclaimed on March 23, 1775 to convince the colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 11 Unit 2's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: The Crucible, Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, The New England Primer, The Trial of Martha Carrier, The Lessons of Salem, The Very Proper Gander, Declaration of Conscience, Why I Wrote The Crucible, Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, Speech to the Virginia Convention, The Gettysburg Address, FDR's First Inaugural Address , JFK's Inaugural Address
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  1. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
    Should I keep back my opinion at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.
  2. salvation
    the state of being saved or preserved from harm
    Are we disposed to be of the number of those who, having eyes, see not and, having ears, hear not, the things which so nearly concern their temporal salvation?
  3. insidious
    intended to entrap
    Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?
  4. subjugation
    forced submission to control by others
    These are the implements of war and subjugation, the last arguments to which kings resort.
  5. remonstrance
    the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
    Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne!
  6. inviolate
    treated as if holy and kept free from violation or criticism
    If we wish to be free--if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges for which we have been so long contending--if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained--we must fight!--I repeat it, sir, we must fight!
  7. delusive
    inappropriate to reality or facts
    Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot?
  8. invincible
    incapable of being overcome or subdued
    The millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any force which our enemy can send against us.
  9. inevitable
    incapable of being avoided or prevented
    The war is inevitable--and let it come!
  10. extenuate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or degree of
    It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter.
Created on Wed Nov 12 08:02:35 EST 2014 (updated Wed Nov 12 10:27:21 EST 2014)

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