Question

In his Speech in the Virginia Convention, what does Henry identify as an important factor preventing Virginians from revolting?

A. wishful thinking, leading them to hope that the British will meet their requests
B. unreasonable fear, leading them to believe that the British will send troops and ships
C. wishful thinking, leading them to hope that the colonists in the North will revolt first
D. unreasonable fear, leading them to ignore the rebellion beginning in the North

Answer 1

Answer: A. wishful thinking, leading them to hope that the British will meet their requests

Step-by-step explanation:

Patrick Henry gave a speech to the Virginia Convention titled Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death. In it he presented his case for why the Colony of Virginia should join the Revolution against the British.

He inquired of them as to why they still held the belief that the British would accede to their requests when their actions in the past decade up to that point had shown otherwise and pointed out to them that if the British wanted to negotiate, they would not have shown up with so huge an army.