What is the speaker's purpose of "give me liberty, or give me death! "
a) to entertain his audience with an impassioned story about patriotism.
b) to convey to the audience his opinion of what a model government looks like. c) to motivate his audience to take action against british oppression.
d) to inform his audience of the benefits of british rule

C) To motivate his audience to take action against British oppression.

Explanation:

"Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!" is a famous phrase from Patrick Henry's speech which he made before Second Verginia Convention on March 23, 1775. By this speech and specifially through this phrase he convinced and motivated the convention to pass a resolution delivering Verginian troops for the American War of Independence (1775–1783) against British forces.

Future U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were also among the delegates to the convention.

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