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Title: The Hanover County Kid


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Patrick Henry
  • The Hanover County Kid

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Patrick Henry Was Governor
  • In 1776, Henry was elected Governor of Virginia.
    He was re-elected for three terms and then
    succeeded by Thomas Jefferson. He was again
    elected to the office in 1784. Patrick Henry was
    a strong critic of the constitution proposed in
    1787. He was in favor of the strongest possible
    government for the individual states, and a weak
    federal government. He was also very critical of
    the fact that the convention was conducted in
    secret.

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Patricks Education
  • When Patrick was a kid, his parents could not
    afford to send him to school. Because of this,
    Patrick had to be taught by his father, John
    Henry. Patrick also taught his self a lot of
    things. He mostly taught himself the law so he
    would not get into any trouble and so he could
    learn more about history.

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Other Cool Facts about Patrick Henry
  • Patrick Henry was elected to be in the House of
    Burgess
  • Patrick Henry made a very famous speech called
    Give me Liberty, Or give me Death!
  • Patrick also died on October 12, 1870 from a
    stroke.

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Patrick Henry has helped a lot of people in the
world, Im sure hes helped out you!


By Jacob Kardanimoghaddam
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