Trivia: Which Founding Father was the first post-colonial governor of Virginia?
Patrick Henry
George Mason
Henry Clay
Lyman Hall
The correct answer is Patrick Henry
So why is this answer correct? : The son of a Scottish immigrant, Patrick Henry was an attorney who became known for making powerful, passionate speeches that appealed to logic as well as emotion. He is most famous for saying, “Give me liberty, or give me death!” He made the plea in 1775 in a speech he gave in Richmond, Virginia, during a meeting to discuss the colony’s position on independence.