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The Spirit of the people, 311. They seize Guns and Ammunition, 312.

The Massachusetts Provincial Congress; its Measures, 313. The Re-

straining Bill, 314. Conflicts at Lexington and Concord, 315. Vol.

unteers fly to Arms, and beleaguer Boston--Stark-Putnam, 317.

Benedict Arnold--Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys, 318-

Capture of Ticonderoga, 319. Lord Dunmore in Virginia--Henry and

the Independent Companies, 320. The News from Lexington rouses a

Spirit of Resistance, 321. The Second Continental Congress, 323. Its

Measures, 324. Adopts the Army before Boston, and appoints Wash-

ington Commander-in-Chief, 325.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION.

Battle of Bunker Hill, 328. Death of Warren--Generals Charles Lee and

Philip Schuyler, 333. State of Affairs in New York-Sir William

Johnson, 334. Condition of the Army, 335. Nathaniel Greene-

Morgan and his Riflemen, 336. Wants of the Army, 337. Expedition

against Canada, 338. Richard Montgomery--Allen's rash Adventure,

339. Montreal captured--Arnold's toilsome March to Quebec, 340.

That Place besieged, 341. Failure to Storm the Town--Death of

Montgomery, 342. Arnold in his Icy Fortress, 343.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

Meeting of Congress-Alarming Evils, 344. Portland burned-Efforts to

defend the Coast, 345. Parliament resolves to crush the Rebels, 346.

Henry Knox, 347. Difficulties in the Army-Provincial Prejudices,

348. Success of the Privateers-British Theatricals-The Union Flag,

Affairs in New York--Rivington's Gazette, 350. Governor

Tryon--General Lee in the City, 351. Dunmore's Measures--Norfolk

burned, 352. Defeat of North Carolina Tories, 353. Cannon and

Powder obtained, 355. Dorchester Heights fortified-Boston evacuat-

ed, 356. Washington in New York, 357. Numerous Disasters--Re-

treat from Canada, 359. Horatio Gates, 360. A British Fleet before

Fort Moultrie, 361. Gloomy Prospects, 362.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

The Question of Independence; Influences in favor of, 364. The Tories-

Common Sense, 366. The Declaration; its Reception by the People

and Army, 368. Arrival of Admiral Howe, 369. His Overtures for

Reconciliation, 370. The American Army; its Composition, Sectional

Jealousies, 371. The Clintons, 372. Battle of Long Island, 373. The

Masterly Retreat, 376. Incidents, 377. Howe confers with a Com-

mittee of Congress, 378. Nathan Hale, 379. The British at Kipp's

Bay, 380. New York evacuated, 381. Conflict at White Plains, 382.

Loss of Fort Washington, 384. Retreat across New Jersey, 385.

Waywardness of Lee, 386.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

Discouragements-Howe's Proclamation, 387. Affairs on Lake Champlain,

388. Heroism of Arnold, 389. Capture of Lee, 390. Battle of

Trenton, 392. Battle of Princeton, 398. Death of Mercer, 399.

Washington returns to Morristown, 400. Cornwallis in his lines at

Brunswick, 401. Putnam at Princeton, 402. Ill treatment of Ameri

can Prisoners, 403. Appointment of General Officers, Muhlenburg,

Wayne, Conway--Medical Department, 404. The Navy, 405. Ex-

peditions-Peekskill-Danbury, 406. Death of Wooster-Retaliation at

Sag Harbor, 407. Schuyler and Gates, 408. The National Flag, 409.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

The Struggle excites an Interest in England and France, 410. Privateers

fitted out in France, 411. Munitions of War, 412. Howe's Manoeu-

vres, 413. Burgoyne on his Way from Canada, 414. Ticonderoga

captured, 415. St. Clair's Retreat, 416. Capture of General Prescott

-The secret Expedition-The American Army at Germantown, 417.

Lafayette, 418. Pulaski and Kosciusko, 419. Aid sent to Schuyler-

Howe lands at Elkton, 420. Battle of Brandywine, 421. Possession

taken of Philadelphia-Battle of Germantown, 424. Hessians repulsed

at Fort Mercer, 426. Winter Quarters at Valley Forge, 427.

CHAPTER XXXIII.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

Invasion from Canada--Appointment of General Gates, 428.

McCrea, 429. St. Leger besieges Fort Stanwix, 430. The Attempt

to relieve it, 431. Battle of Bennington, 432. Change of Prospects,

433. Battle of Behmus's Heights, 434. Ticonderoga besieged, 435.

Burgoyne surrenders his Army at Saratoga, 436. The Prisoners-

Capture of Forts on the Hudson, 438. Schuyler, 439.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED

Sufferings at Valley Forge, 440. England disappointed-Conciliatory Meas-

ures of Parliament, 441. The War presses hard upon the American

People, 442. Difficulties in Congress, 443.
The " Conway Cabal,"

444. Baron Steuben, 446. Attempt to increase the Army, 447

Exchange of Lee; his Treason, 448. Treaty with France-British

Commissioners, 449. Battle of Monmouth, 450. Misconduct of Lee,

451. His death, 452. Combined attack upon Newport fails, 453.

Massacre at Wyoming-at Cherry Valley, 454. Invasion of Georgia,

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

Dissensions in Congress, 457. Expedition against the Indians, 458. The
War in the South, 459. Marauding Expeditions sent to Virginia, and

up the Hudson-Tryon ravages Connecticut, 460. Wayne captures

Stony Point, 461. Lee surprises the Garrison at Jersey City-Com-

bined assault upon Savannah, 462. Daniel Boone, 463. George

Rogers Clarke; Kaskaskia-Pioneers of Tennessee; Nashville, 464.

John Paul Jones, 465.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

hardships of the Soldiers, 466. British Success at the South, 467. Colo-

nel Tarleton, 468. Charleston capitulates-Defeat at Waxhaws, 469.

Rev. James Caldwell, 470. Maraud into Jersey, 471. French Fleet at

Newport-The Partisan Leaders in the South, 472. Gates in Com-

mand-Disastrous Battle of Camden, 474. Death of De Kalb, 475.

Sumter's Success and Defeat, 476. The Treason of Arnold-Major

André, 477. Movements of Cornwallis, 479. Colonel Ferguson-The

Battle of King's Mountain, 480. Tarleton repulsed, 482. Greene in

Command-British triumphant in the South-Affairs in Europe, 483.

Henry Laurens-Dangers of England; her Energy, 484.

CHAPTER XXXVII.

WAR OF THE REVOLUTION-CONTINUED.

The Spirit of Revolt among the Soldiers, 486. Arnold ravages the Shores

of the Chesapeake, 488. Battle of the Cowpens, 489. Morgan re-

treats; Cornwallis pursues, 491. Greene marches South-Lee scatters

the Tories, 493. Battle of Guildford Court House, 494. Conflict at

Hobkirk's Hill, 495. The Execution of Hayne, 496. Battle of Eutaw

Springs, 497. Plans to capture New York, 498. Wayne's Daring at

James River, 499. National Finances-Robert Morris, 500. Clinton

deceived-Combined Armies beyond the Delaware, 501. French Fleet

in the Chesapeake, 502. New London burned by Arnold, 503. The

Attack, 504. Cornwallis Surrenders, 505. Thanksgivings, 506.

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

CLOSING EVENTS OF THE WAR-FORMATION OF THE CONSTITUTION.

British Efforts Paralyzed, 508. The States form Independent Govern

ments-Indian Wars, 509. Massacre of the Christian Delawares-Bat-

tle of the Blue Lick, 510. Lord North-Commissioners of Peace, 511.

Peace concluded-Dissatisfaction in the American Army, 512. The

"Anonymous Address," 513. British Prisoners; the Tories, 514. Dis-

bandment of the Army-Washington takes leave of his Officers, 515.

Resigns his Commission, 516. Shay's Rebellion, 518. Interests of the

States clash, 519. The Constitutional Convention, 520. The Consti-

tution-its Ratification, 521. The Territory North-west of the Ohio,

522. Ecclesiastical Organizations, 523.

WASHINGTON'S ADMINISTRATION.

Reception and Inauguration of the President, 528. An Era in human

Progress, 529. The Departments of State organized, 530. Hamil-

ton's Financial Report, 531. Congress Assumes the Debts of the Na-

tion-National Bank, 532. Commercial Enterprise-Manufactures, 532.

Indian War, 534. St. Clair defeated, 535. Wayne defeats the In-

dians, 536. Political Parties-Jefferson, 537. The French Revolution,

538. Genet arrives as French Minister-Neutrality proclaimed by the

President-Democratic Societies, 539. The Partisans of France-Re-

call of Genet, 540. The first Settlers of Western Pennsylvania, 541.

The Whiskey Insurrection, 542. Special Mission to Great Britain, 543.

A Treaty concluded, 544. Other Treaties, 545. Washington's Farewell

JOHN ADAMS'S ADMINISTRATION.

Serious Aspect of Relations with France, 547. Commissioners of Peace,

548. The French Cruisers, 549. The Alien Act-War impending,

550. Washington Commander-in-Chief-Capture of the Frigate L'In-

surgente, 551. Peace concluded-Death of Washington, 552. Eulo-

giums on his Character, 553. The city of Washington becomes the

Seat of Government, 554.

JEFFERSON'S ADMINISTRATION.

The President's Inaugural, 555. Purchase of Louisiana, 556. Pirates in

the Mediterranean, 557. Burning of the Philadelphia, 558. Tripoli

Bombarded, 559. Death of Hamilton, 560. Aaron Burr, 561. Oppo-

sition to the Navy-Gunboats, 562. The Rights of Neutrals-The un-

just Decrees issued by England and France, 563. Impressment of

American Seamen, 564. Treaty with England rejected by the Presi-

dent Affair of the Chesapeake, 566. The Embargo; its effect, 568.

Manufactures, 569. The Embargo repealed, 570.

MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION.

Condition of the Country-Erskine's Negotiations, 571. Depredations upon

American Commerce--The Rambouillet Decree, 573. Affair of the

Little Belt, 574. The Census-Indian Troubles-Tecumseh and the

Prophet, 575. Battle of Tippecanoe, 577. The two Parties-The

Twelfth Congress-Henry Clay-John C. Calhoun, 578. Threatening

Aspect of Foreign Relations, 579. Debates in Congress-John Ran-

dolph, 580. Another Embargo, 583. War declared against Great

Britain, 584. The Academy at West Point, 585. Riots at Baltimore,

586. Operations in the North-west, 587. Surrender of Hull, 588.

Impressment of American Seamen, 588. American Ships in English

Ports, 589. Failures to invade Canada, 590.

MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.

Vessels of the Navy, 593. The chase of the Constitution-Capture of the
Alert, 594. The Guerrière-Incidents, 595. The Macedonian-The
Frolic-The Java, 596. The effects of these Naval Conflicts in the
United States and England, 597. Plan of Operations-Harrison ad-
vances on Detroit, 599. General Winchester a Prisoner; Indian Bar-
barities--The Kentuckians fall into an Ambuscade, 600. Repulse at

Fort Stephenson--The loss of the Chesapeake, 601. Perry's Victory,

602. Battle of the Thames--Andrew Jackson, 603. Leads an Expe-

dition; its Termination, 605. York captured; Death of General Pike,

506. Failures, 607. Newark burned; the severe Retaliation, 608.

Ravages on Shores of the Chesapeake-Indian War in the South, 609.

Jackson and others in the Field-Battle of the Great Horse Shoe, 610.

Captain Porter's Cruise, 611.

MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION-CONTINUED.

The Thirteenth Congress; its Members-Daniel Webster, 613. Manifesto

of the British Government, 614. Embarrassments-Commissioners of

Peace, 615. Jacob Brown--Winfield Scott-Wilkinson unsuccessful,

617. Battle of Lundy's Lane, 618. Battle on Lake Champlain, 621.

The British on the Shores of the Chesapeake, 623. Bladensburg, 625.

Capture of Washington-Public Buildings burned, 626. Defence of

Fort McHenry-Death of General Ross, 627. Bombardment of Ston-

ington--Distress in New England, 628. Debates in Congress, 629.

Hartford Convention, 630.

MADISON'S ADMINISTRATION-CONCLUDED.

Jackson enters Pensacola, 633. New Orleans defenceless-The British

land, 634. Jackson's Measures of Defence, 635. Battle of New Or-

leans, 636. The Distress of the Country-The Relief, 638. Treaty of

Peace, 639. Frigate President captured, 640. War with Algiers, 641.

Treaty with the Indians--National Bank-State of Indiana, 642. John

Fitch-Robert Fulton-First Steamboat, 643.

MONROE'S ADMINISTRATION.

A Return to the earlier Policy of the Government, 644. The President's

Tour in the Eastern States-The Colonization Society, 645. Revolu-

tions in the Spanish Colonies-Indian War, 646. General Jackson in

the Field-Purchase of Florida, 647. The Missouri Compromise, 648.

The Monroe Doctrine-Financial Distress, 652. Increase of Tariff-

Visit of Lafayette, 653.

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS' ADMINISTRATION.

Manufactures and Internal Improvements, 655. Indian Lands in Geor-

gia, 656. Death of the ex-Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John

Adams, 657. Free Masonry-Protection to American Industry, 658.

Debates in Congress-Presidential Contest, 660.

CHAPTER XLVIII.

JACKSON'S ADMINISTRATION.

Appointments to Office, 661. Removal of the Indians from Georgia, 662.

Bank of the United States, 663. Hayne and Webster's Debate-Nulli-

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