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Read these excerpts from Patrick Henry's speech "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death" and "A
Participant's First-Hand Account of the Boston Tea Party" by George Hewes
"Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish?
What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for
me, give me liberty or give me death!
"A Participant's First-Hand Account of the Boston Tea Party"
The tea destroyed was contained in three ships, lying near each other at what was called at that
time Griffin's wharf, and were surrounded by armed ships of war, the commanders of which had
publicly declared that if the rebels, as they were pleased to style the Bostonians, should not
withdraw their opposition to the landing of the tea before a certain day, the 17th day of December
1773, they should on that day force it on shore, under the cover of their cannon's mouth
What is similar about these two passages?
In both passages, both Henry and Hewes demonstrate a need
to exert power and dominance over others
for force to accomplish what peaceful discussion could not
for declaring war on their own people
to fight back against monopolies over traded goods
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