Question

In “Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!” which quotation best describes Patrick Henry's viewpoint about the British arms buildup?

Answer 1

Answer:

"Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies?…They are meant for us; they can be meant for no other."

Explanation:

Patrick Henry's speech at the Virginia Convention, 1775 shows him giving an impassioned plea to the people in the convention whereby he requested the need to take up arms and fight for the independence of the American people. It is also believed that this famous "Give me Liberty or Give Me Death" speech helped convince the convention's delegates to supply troops for the Revolutionary War.

In his speech, he mentions how Great Britain has accumulated armies and navies which, Henry insists, can only be "meant for us; they can be meant for no other." And in his proposal of not going for any negotiations, but rather fight for their liberty, he began a persuasive appeal to the delegates for the need to have a defensive stance against the British. By calling into account the very nature of Britain's accumulation of navies and armies, Henry provides his personal viewpoint about the arms built up by Great Britain.