Nathan Hale was sent by George Washington to go into the enemy ( British) lands disguised as a dutch school master. He found out very important military information that George Washington needed.
Because he went on a dangerous mission so that America could be free.
He got caught by the British, but before he was hung he said that he only regreted he only had one life to give for his country. So if he had a second chance at life, he would go on more dangerous missions if it meant freedom for his country.
"And because that boy said those words, and because he died, thousands of other young men have given their lives to his country. ---Edward Everett Hale, great-nephew of Nathan Hale
"Hale is in the American pantheon not because of what he did but because of why he did it. Nathan Hale spied on the British because the general's tent was right next to his schoolhouse. On his way back to the Continental Army, the British broke into his school house and attacked him." -Former CIA chief Richard Helms
Nathaniel Hale,he was Americas first spy and he was a school teacher.captured in a tavern and was sentenced to hang his final words were "I only regret I have but one life to give to my country".
he wrote about his life and gave speeches
Wrote about his life and gave speeches
He wrote about his life and gave speeches
Life was bad slaves were still slaved and things were going bad in our country
Yes, Nathan Hale did give his life for his country. As a successful teacher he became part of a group who fought for their country.
nathan hale was a american hero because he devoted his life to his country
Nathan Hale did. "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country" were his dying words.
That he had but one life to give to his country.
The final words are attributed to Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, who was executed in September, 1776.
Nathan Hale was the one that famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" right before the British hung him.
Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale was the one that famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" right before the British hung him.
True. Nathan Hale volunteered for an intelligence-gathering mission but was captured by the British. He is probably best remembered for his purported last words before being hanged: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country." Hale has long been considered an American hero and, in 1985, he was officially designated the state hero of Connecticut.
Nathan Hale was famous for his supposed last words before he was hanged by the British: "I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country".