Patrick Henry was one of the most famous leaders in the struggle for independence. He was well-known for his speeches in which he attacked Great Britain, a powerful (1) . Patrick Henry considered England a sly or (2) foe. Henry was among the (3) , a patriot who was always on the lookout for any political act that threatened the colonies. Colonists protested England's new laws, which treated them unfairly. Despite some people's wishes to stay out of war, Patrick Henry knew that war with Great Britain was (4) . For this reason he encouraged his listeners to fight, not to try to (5) the conflict.

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Read the paragraph below and choose the best vocabulary word for each blank. Watch your spelling! Misspelled words will be counted as wrong.

Patrick Henry was one of the most famous leaders in the struggle for independence. He was well-known for his speeches in which he attacked Great Britain, a powerful (1) . Patrick Henry considered England a sly, or (2) foe. Henry was (3) , a patriot who was always on the lookout for any political act that threatened the colonies. Colonists protested England's new laws, which treated them unfairly. Despite some people's wishes to stay out of war, Patrick Henry knew that war with Great Britain was (4) ___. For this reason, he encouraged his listeners to fight, not to try to (5) ___ the conflict.

Hence, the words below are the best vocabulary word for each blank:

1) Empire

2) a

3) also,

4) was the key to their getting independence.

5) avoid

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c. barbarians with unexpected intelligence