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Who is patrick henry’s audience for this speech, and what is the occasion or historical situation in which he is giving the speech? support your answer with evidence from the text.

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Explanation: On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous “Give me Liberty or Give me Death” speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, VA, at the Second Virginia Convention.In attendance were 120 delegates, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Richard Henry Lee, Edmund Pendleton, and Peyton Randolph.

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