The speaker of "Speech in the Virginia Convention" is Patrick Henry. Patrick is a patriotic motivator who wishes to branch away from the English government. He is extremely aggravated and annoyed of the mistreatment and harassment from England. The occasion is at the Virginia Convention in the 1770s. This time period was the start of the infamous American Revolution. During this time frame, many patriots stormed up a plan to finally stand up and fight against the British, and to conclusively be seen as an established and independent country, called America. Therefore, the main subjects were freedom and independence. He mentions how they have petitioned and have tried to resolve this issue in a diplomatic manner; but since that did not receive any notice nor recognition, the only solution was to fight. Nearly one-third of the colonists were classified as patriots and the other one-third as loyalists. Consequently, leaving the remaining one-third of the population to be either undecided or simply apathetic about participating in the war. Patrick's goal was to persuade all the non-patriots to change their mentality and open their eyes to the world of independence and sovereignty. He strongly believed that the colonists needed to stop submitting to the English's harsh and unbearable laws and guidelines. England had forced the colonies to export their products to England in order for them to sell it back to the colonies for a much higher cost. Patrick Henry, states many types of examples to justify his objective. Nevertheless, towards the end he includes that the final decision the colonists make is entirely irrelevant to him. No matter what the ultimatum may be, he will stick to his words and fight until he sees the results America deserves or die trying.
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