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Answer:
The definition of a species is a group of animals, plants or other living things that all share common characteristics and that are all classified as alike in some manner. An example of a species is all human beings.
Explanation:
His claim was If he couldn’t have freedom then he would rather be dead
He stated many times in his speech about how he wanted fight for freedom and he wanted others to join him in the battle between the British and the 13 colonies
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He wants to kidnap her and obviously she's not a ordinary woman, she can pull some stunts over him so he shoots at her waist to cripple her for the time being.