Who did Patrick Henry represent in the Parson's Cause?
The Anglican clergy
The colonial government
Himself
The colony of Virginia
Answer
Patrick Henry famously represented the colony of Virginia in the Parson's Cause, a pivotal legal case that challenged the authority of the British government to impose taxes on the colonies without their consent. Henry's skillful defense of the Virginia clergy, who were resisting the collection of taxes to support the Anglican Church, laid the groundwork for the broader resistance to British rule that culminated in the American Revolution.
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