In the first paragraph Patrick Henry is addressing the President and the assembly of the church. Henry states " I hope it will not be thought disrespectful to those gentlemen if, entertaining as I do, opinions of a character very opposite to theirs, I shall speak forth my sentiments freely, and without reserve" hope this helps:)
You'll hate past you for not putting in the extra effort over the summer, and having a head start on your work will really help you out. then you will have less stressed filled nights and spend more time enoying the little bit of free time you get.
I think the main reason why the Great Wall was rebuilt in the fourteenth century is a will to keep out the Mongolian invaders from the north (answer B). It took place during the Ming dynasty which had quite a big problems with the invasions before.