Question

This politician expressed confoundment at the arrest of two itinerant Baptist preachers and anonymously paid bail to secure the release of John Weatherford. This politician’s written “language of asperity” caused a draft to be assigned to Richard Henry Lee instead. George Clark visited this politician at Scotchtown to request 25 barrels of gunpowder. A governor denounced the “deluded followers” of this politician, who had demanded compensation for ammunition taken (10[1])in the Gunpowder Incident. (-5[1])The opening of Daniel Webster’s “Seventh of March” (-5[1])address resembles this politician’s desire to be seen as “not a Virginian, but an (10[1])American” in an earlier (10[1])speech. (10[1]-5[1])This politician urged a jury (10[1])to award one penny (10[2])to James (10[1])Maury (10[2]-5[1])(“MOR-ee”) in the Parson’s (10[1])Cause. (10[1]-5[1])He began a speech with the line (10[1])“If this be treason.” (10[2])For (10[1])10 points, name this (-5[1])orator who (10[1])quipped “Give me liberty, (10[2])or give me (10[1])death!” ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Patrick Henry (John Dickinson noted Henry’s “language of asperity” in an early draft of the 1774 Petition to the King to repeal the Intolerable Acts. Scotchtown was Henry’s plantation. Lord Dunmore was responsible for the Gunpowder Incident.)
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