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who wrote a series of formal statements explaining why the stamp act was threatening to the colonist
Patrick Henry, whose fiery orations against British tyranny would soon make him famous, submitted a series of resolutions to his colony's assembly, the House of Burgesses.
what state was patrick henry from
Henry was born on the family farm, Studley, in Hanover County in the Colony of Virginia, on May 29, 1736.

Question: what was the man known for
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