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