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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
=Patrick Henry talked about fighting against the British army and not stand there while the British take over.=
He persuaded Americans to take action against the Stamp Act.
Patrick Henry's stirring speech, delivered in 1775, called for war against Great Britain. The crux of his message was captured in the famous line, "Give me liberty or give me death!" Henry argued passionately for the need to take up arms against British oppression and asserted that peaceful negotiations had failed. His speech played a crucial role in mobilizing support for the American Revolution.
Because he helped persuade Virginia to enter into the fight for American independence.