what date was the virginia convention
The Burgesses, operating as the first convention, on August 1, 1774, met and elected representatives to the Virginia convention, banned commerce and payment of debts with Britain, and pledged supplies. The second convention opened in Richmond and met at St. John's Church on March 20, 1775.At the convention, Patrick Henry proposed arming the Virginia militia and delivered his give me liberty or give me death speech to rally support for the measure.or the 1788 convention that ratified the U.S. Constitution, see Virginia Ratifying Convention. The Virginia Conventions were a series of five political meetings in the Colony of Virginia during the American Revolution.