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Questions and Answers
Why was Patrick Henry absent from the next day's proceedings?
Why was Patrick Henry absent from the next day's proceedings?
- He was impatient to get back home (correct)
- He was defeated in the previous day's vote
- He had to find a resolution to a controversial issue
- He was plotting a rebellion against British rule
Who found an old precedent leading to the expunging of a controversial resolution?
Who found an old precedent leading to the expunging of a controversial resolution?
- Tom's guardian
- Patrick Henry
- Thomas Jefferson
- Peter Randolph (correct)
What widened into a chasm in colonial Virginia politics?
What widened into a chasm in colonial Virginia politics?
- Pride in heritage
- Political fault line (correct)
- Hope for a peaceful union
- Common language with England
Why did most Whigs hope for a peaceful union with their mother country?
Why did most Whigs hope for a peaceful union with their mother country?
What group was still fully loyal to British rule in colonial Virginia?
What group was still fully loyal to British rule in colonial Virginia?
What did Patrick Henry bring out into the open by his actions?
What did Patrick Henry bring out into the open by his actions?