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1736 CE - 1799 CE: Life of Patrick Henry, American politician and Founding Father.
1763 CE: Patrick Henry argues the Parson's Cause in the Hanover County Courthouse, arguing that the king has no authority to interfere with Virginia's taxation laws.
1765 CE: The Virginia House of Burgesses passes the Virginia Resolves, asserting the colonists' rights as Englishmen and denying Parliament's authority to tax them.