Use the video and text of "Give me liberty, or give me death!" a quotation by Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention in 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, to consider the two learning outcomes below. Describe the major historical and cultural developments of the Enlightenment; explain key concepts. Describe the major conventions, tropes, and themes of Enlightenment literature; identify and discuss those features with regard to individual authors/works.

Concepts

patrick henry, the enlightenment

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Additional Tags

"give me liberty, or give me death!" by patrick henry, american enlightenment, lumen learning, speech at virginia convention in 1775

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 2 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)