Question

In the sentence from Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia convention, what does " the storm" refer to?

Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on.

Answer 1

"The storm" is the war with Great Britain. 

Answer 2

Answer: In the sentence from Patrick Henry's speech to the Virginia Convention, "the storm" refers to the impending war with Great Britain.

Explanation: The Virginia Conventions were a series of assemblies organized by United States' representatives in order to decide which would be the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain from that moment on. Patrick Henry's speech is called "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death" and it was pronounced during the Second Virginia Convention, which was held in 1775. In this speech, Henry argues that a militia should be raised in order to protect Virginia from the upcoming American War of Independence. Henry refers to this future war against Great Britain as "the storm".