Question

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Read the excerpt from "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" by Patrick Henry.

Has Great Britain any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of navies and armies? No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other.

Which idea is emphasized by the use of a question in this excerpt?

The British have no rightful cause to send their military.
The colonists are often the target of hostile forces.
The British are in a location far from the colonists.
The colonists must fight against the British at all costs.

Answer 1

The British have no rightful cause to send their military

Step-by-step explanation:

it's talking about how there are no enemies there, just the citizens themselves. So there should be no reason to have the military be sent there