Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!: Compare and Contrast

Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!: Compare and Contrast

Resolutions of the Provincial Congress of Virginia: March 23rd, 1775

Check out the date on this text. It's the same day Patrick Henry gave the "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!" speech. These resolutions are actually what Henry was shooting for with the speech…an...

The Charlotte Town Resolves: May 31, 1775

Virginia wasn't the only colony ready to take matters into its own hands. The Charlotte Town Resolves, issued on May 31st, 1775 in what is now Charlotte, North Carolina, provided a set of temporary...

Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms: July 6, 1775

Full name: A Declaration by the Representatives of the United Colonies of North-America, Now Met in Congress at Philadelphia, Setting Forth the Causes and Necessity of Their Taking Up Arms.Written...

Petition to the King: July 8, 1775

This piece is widely known as the Olive Branch Petition (an olive branch is a symbol of peace), but we like to call it the "Sorry, Mommy, Please Don't Be Mad" Letter. Written by John Dickinson of P...

By the King, A Proclamation, For Suppressing Rebellion and Sedition: August 23, 1775

This is George III's response to the Olive Branch Petition. It's very short…and it says, essentially, "No dice. You guys are in a state of total and open rebellion and all officers of the Crown (...