A History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent to the Present Time, Band 10

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Little, Brown,, 1874

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Bunker Hill 120In retreating to Halifax 120On Long Island 124
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Intrigue of Lee 127 Washington pursues the British army 128Ad
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Dismissed by Congress 134 Character 134Death 134 Carvers
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Change in the American mind 140In the English mind 140 Opin
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The French squadron pursues the British 147 A hurricane
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Their menaces 151 Their conduct condemned in the house of commons
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CHAPTER VI
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Admiral Keppel captures a French frigate 162DOrvilliers sent out
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feited by the British 168Loan Offices 169Lottery 169 Forced cir
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the Americans 176Impracticable plan for emancipating Canada 176
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He observes the attachment of the United States to England
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Gouverneur Morris 183 Of Jay 183 Vergennes on the American gov
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Vincennes 195 Kaskaskia 196Its capture by Clark
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Further merits of the backwoodsmen 201 Expedition under Evan Shelby
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dition of the officers 205 Of the rank and file 205 Congress fixes the num
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sissippi
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Congress refers the terms of peace to a committee 213Report of
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Matthews predatory expedition 223 Retaliation of the Virginia legisla
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the country of the Onondagas 230Sullivan appointed to command
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American independence fixed 235 America will establish a strong gov
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At East Haven 226At Fairfield 226 At Norwalk 227 Address
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PROGRESS OF THE WAR IN EUROPE 1779
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Combined fleet disperses 250Dejection in France 250Maria Theresa
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THE ARMED NEUTRALITY 17781780
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merce from the American commissioners 261 Neglect and silence of
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Conflicting aggressions of France and England in the Netherlands
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Autograph letter of George III to Catharine 273 Harris offers
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284Expedition sent out by Prevost to plunder 284 Sunbury summoned
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His previous life 287 Movements of the new commander 287 Repulse
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Arrival of Byron with reenforcements 295 Running fight between
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Lincoln reenforced by the Virginia line 304Arbuthnot enters the harbor
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Enrolment of the inhabitants 310Murder of Samuel Wyly 310
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Virginia exposed to invasion 315 Her magnanimity 315 Kalbs charac
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Retreat of the British 374Committee of congress in camp 374 Clinton
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Clinton embarks troops 383 André on board the Vulture
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History of West Point 385 Interview of Washington with Rochambeau
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emissions of paper money 398Henry Laurens sent to negotiate a loan
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Answer of Jones 404 Action of congress to obtain men and money
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successor 407John Adams on the powers of congress 408 Conventions
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great officers of state 412 Relies to excess on a bank of the United States
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congress to regulate commerce 419 Consent of Virginia 419 Her efforts
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His answer to the complaints of the Dutch 426 Mariotts
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Yorke presents Stormonts memorial 436 Its reception by the Dutch
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of Stormont for the punishment of the Amsterdam offenders 438
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Forth 443Neckers letter to Lord North 444 Vergennes on Necker
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Americas need of money 446 Advice of Washington 446 Complaints
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Complaint of Cornwallis 457 Greenes answer 457
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position 460 Spirit of enterprise among the negroes 460Reception
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Junction of the American army at Guilford courthouse 472 Greenes
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Pickens routs a body of loyalists under Pyle 474 Cornwallis strives
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to Germain 484Germain instructs Clinton to further the plan of a cam
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492Greene at the high hills of Santee 493Rawdon sails for England
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ette detached to Virginia 497 Arrival of Phillips with reenforcements
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505 His orders from Clinton 506Jealousy between Clinton and Corn
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Clinton orders Cornwallis to establish a post in the Chesapeake 510
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apeake appointed a rendezvous for the sea and land forces 513 Clinton
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CHAPTER XXVI
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ENGLAND REFUSES TO CONTINUE THE AMERICAN WAR 1782
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quer Jamaica 538Concentrates its energies on the recovery of Gibral
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The cabinet offers independence directly to America as the condition
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Franklin proposes the American conditions of peace 554
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tiators 558Jay in Paris 558He demands a preliminary acknowledg
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covers Georgia 563 His conduct at Sharon 563Evacuation of Savan
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Morriss budget for 1783 571Proposal of Madison to empower congress
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tons opinion 578 Agitation of the king 578Jay and De Aranda
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fisheries 585Old debts still valid 585 Refusal of indemnity to
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Seite 363 - All men are born free and equal, and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights; among which may be reckoned the right of enjoying and defending their lives and liberties; that of acquiring, possessing, and protecting property; in fine, that of seeking and obtaining their safety and happiness.
Seite 223 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
Seite 222 - ... truth is great and will prevail if left to herself; that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them...
Seite 355 - Nothing is more certainly written in the book of fate, than that these people are to be free ; nor is it less certain that the two races, equally free, cannot live in the same government.
Seite 527 - I congratulate you, as the friend of America ; I trust, as not the enemy of England ; I am sure, as the friend of mankind, on the resolution of the house of commons, carried by a majority of nineteen at two o'clock this morning, in a very full house. It was the declaration of two hundred and thirty-four ; I think it was the opinion of the whole.
Seite 359 - ... hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on the face of the earth...
Seite 411 - States and be settled and formed into distinct republican States, which shall become members of the Federal Union and have the same rights of sovereignty, freedom and independence as the other States...
Seite 387 - It is no less, sir, in a confidence of the generosity of your mind, than on account of your superior station, that I have chosen to importune you with this letter. I have the honor to be with great respect, sir, Your Excellency's most obedient and most humble servant, John Andre, Adjutant General.
Seite 388 - The Board having maturely considered these facts, do also report to his Excellency General Washington, that Major Andre, adjutant general to the British army, ought to be considered as a spy from the enemy, and that agreeable to the law and usage of nations, it is their opinion he ought to suffer death.
Seite 393 - Poor Andre suffers to-day; everything that is amiable in virtue, in fortitude, in delicate sentiment, and accomplished manners pleads for him ; but hard-hearted policy calls for a sacrifice. He must die — I send you my account of Arnold's affair, and to justify myself to your sentiments, I must inform you, that I urged a compliance with Andre's request...

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