“War is inevitable – and let it come!” I repeat, sir, let him come... The gentlemen can cry: Peace, Peace, but there is no peace... I don't know what path the others can take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death! (Henry). This sincere speech delivered by Patrick Henry in March 1775 raises questions. Why was a large minority of North American colonists willing to rebel against King George III in the mid-1770s? Between the discovery of the Americas and the Revolutionary War, a striking change occurred in the outlook of the colonists. Vast social, intellectual, economic, and political factors contributed to the deep chasm that formed between the attitudes of the colonists and those of England's subjects. Colonial society was changing radically from that of England. At the beginning of the 18th century, colonial culture was relatively utilitarian, from daily food to professions. “Life in colonial America was as crude as the physical environment in which it flourished, so much so that English visitors were shocked by the extent to which emigrants had been transformed in the new world.” (Allen, p. 41). The settlers were greatly influenced by the Indians, a factor little present in English society. Some common staples of the American diet, such as squash, beans, venison jerky, and boiled lobster, were not originally English dishes, but rather borrowed from the diet of Native Americans. The settlers were practical. Instead of importing expensive products to perfectly recreate the English diet, they consumed readily available meals. Many professions were treated differently in the colonies compared to England's strict protocols; these include law, medicine, and literature content. As an example, ...... middle of article ...... the revolution has come: the American people stood with Patrick Henry – ready for freedom. Works Cited Larson, Rachel C., Pamela B. Creason, and Michael D. Matthieu. The American Republic. Greenville: Bob Jones UP, 1993. Print. Henry, Patrick. “Patrick Henry, give me liberty or give me death.” AmericanRhetoric: online speech bank. Np, March 23, 1775. Web. November 29, 2011. Schweikart, Larry and Michael Allen. An American Patriot's Story. Np: Sentinel, 2007. Print. Lemon, Jack T. and Gary B. Nash. “The Distribution of Wealth in Eighteenth-Century America: A Century of Change in Chester County, Pennsylvania, 1693-1802.” Journal of Social History 2.1 (1968): 1-24. JSTOR. Internet. September 7.2011. .