Question

read below 7TH GRADE CIVICS

Answer 1

@zepdrix @myininaya @wio @Radelp @One098

Answer 2

Patrick Henry made this statement in his speech at the Virginia Ratifying Convention. The purpose of the speech was to explain why he opposed ratifying the Constitution without a Bill of Rights.

Quotation taken from a 1788 speech by Patrick Henry at the Virginia Ratifying Convention. It says, Have we the means of resisting disciplined armies, when our only defense, the militia, is put into the hands of Congress?
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Why did Patrick Henry make this statement at the Virginia Ratifying Convention?

To support the idea that Congress would be better at managing a military than the people would
To support the idea that the people need a right to bear arms as a means of defending themselves
To emphasize the importance of state militias in international conflicts
To emphasize that Congress would be poor at managing a national military

Answer 3

@sammixboo @confluxepic

Answer 4

@perl

Answer 5

did you try to rule out choices

Answer 6

i think it was To emphasize that Congress would be poor at managing a national military or To support the idea that the people need a right to bear arms as a means of defending themselves

Answer 7

yes i think its the latter, means of defending themselves against a corrupt government (or corrupt congress)

Answer 8

so it will be B?

Answer 9

@perl

Answer 10

yes I think so

Answer 11

it seems like the only choice that makes sense here

Answer 12

so the last one doesnt make sense? @perl

Answer 13

hmmm

Answer 14

it could be d) now that i think about it

Answer 15

its risky to guess, i would check up a history book first. do you have one online?

Answer 16

@IronPatriot can you check please

Answer 17

what needs checked?

Answer 18

we can't decide between the choices

Answer 19

b) and d) both might work

Answer 20

i like b better than d in this case

Answer 21

yes me too

Answer 22

ik the militia was important at the time but everyone should have the right to bear arms in case a "disciplined" army comes because the militia needed all the help it could get.