Question

all auvelsary. but when shall we be surer? will it be the next week, or the next year? will it be when we are totally disarmed, and when a british guard shall be stationed in every house? shall we gather strength by irresolution and inaction? shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? in the first sentence, henry refers to \they.\ to whom is henry referring? a. people who say that the colonists are too weak to win a war against britain and so should not revolt b. people who say that the colonists have been fooled by propaganda claiming that they are weak c. people who say that the colonists are well - armed and do not need to worry about the british d. people who say that the colonists should act quickly and revolt before the british come review progress

Explanation:

In Patrick Henry's "Speech in the Virginia Convention", he is addressing the hesitancy of some to engage in war against Britain. He is counter - arguing those who believe the colonists are too weak to win a war against Britain and thus should not revolt.

Answer:

B. people who say that the colonists are too weak to win a war against Britain and so should not revolt