On March 23, 1175 Patrick Henry pointed out that the Colonies had exhausted all the peaceful alternatives. Great Britain will simply reject our peace offering. Henry stated this by saying "We have petitioned, we have remonstrated, we have supplicated, we have prostrated ourselves before …show more content…
Patrick argues that God is on our side during this time. He said "There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us" (Henry In. 87-88). Henry know what he's saying because God always helps innocent and humble people. We have not done anything that has angered God, we have not upset him, which means he will guide us. God knows how Britain is treating us, which will not go in vain. He knows we tried to deal with this peacefully. Will Great Britain lose their pride after this achievement?
However, there are May people who have a different opinion. Some people oppose to Henry's arguments made that day. They believe they should stay loyal to Great Britain. These people should realize that Great Britain will never end taxation on us. They will never consider the colonists as part of Britain and Britain will never forgive us for this rebellion. Our people should realize we are being treated as slaves.
This is why we should go to war against them. Great Britain does not want to find an alternative, they want war, but God will guided us and support us during this difficult time. All we want is freedom, we don't want to be treated less, we want taxation to end and independence. We want to be free, we want to be