A History of the United States: The American Revolution

Little, Brown, 1875 - United States

CONTENTS	21

founded on a universal principle 22Most cherished in America 22Britain	29

importance of the people 31The dauphin 31Marie Antoinette 31Ac	39

NEW YORK PROPOSES A GENERAL CONGRESS May 1774	47

sey 50South Carolina 50Its sympathy for Boston 51Virginia 52	52

of mandamus councillors 58The governor of Massachusetts may order	62

Boston town meeting 68The town approve their committee of corre	69

CHAPTER VI	76

Movements in Virginia 206Maryland and Delaware 207Intrigues in	211

CHAPTER XX	217

Gage to act offensively 218Chatham interposes 219Debate in the house	224

CHAPTER XXII	239

CHAPTER XXIII	249

Carolina 251Of Boston 251Expedition to Salem 252Confidence of	256

Johnson on his deathbed 260Wesley for the court 260Camden speaks	264

proposes his plan of conciliation 265It is rejected	270

CHAPTER VII	86

finances 91Turgot plans reform 92Sartine becomes minister of	93

other acts against Massachusetts 97The question between America	100

CHAPTER IX	106

the Hudson 107New York disinclined to war 107Suffolk county	112

Charles Fox 116Gage requires more troops 117Gage wishes to raise	121

Spirit of the deputies to congress 126The congress organized 127	127

bate on the foundation of colonial rights 132Extent of those rights 133	133

Gage dares not meet the Massachusetts assembly 137The general con	140

sachusetts to the acts of parliament 145The declaration of rights 146	146

Congress threatens to stop British imports and exports 147The slave	152

bly forms itself into a provincial congress 153The trepidation of Gage	154

CHAPTER XV	161

calls out the militia 167The rally of the Southwest at Louisburg 167	167

CHAPTER XVI	173

The general venality 175Westminster elects tories 175Despondency	185

disheartened 187Lord Howe negotiates with Franklin 188Franklins	191

Their decision 195Chatham proposes to remove the army	197

Wisdom of congress 200The kings anger at Chatham 201The debate	203

ing of its convention 272Patrick Henry proposes a posture of defence	273

confident of success 279Measures of precaution towards the Indians 279	279

Carolina 282State of things in New York 283The king confident of win	287

The British begin the attack 293The minute men disperse 293Some	296

Acton 299The rally of the Americans 299Destruction of stores by	302

The Americans give chase 304Pursuit through Lincoln 305And Lex	310

Movements in Rhode Island 316Character of the army 317Mortification	318

The camp of liberty 321Want of military stores 322Proposed expedi	326

of Vermont 838They cross Lake Champlain 839Surprise of Ticonderoga	340

Address of the citizens of London 344Society for constitutional informa	346

Opinions of Vergennes 351French emissary to be sent to America	352

Continued attachment of the Americans to England 356Indecision	360

CHAPTER XXXVI	375

poses a negotiation 379Congress considers Norths proposition 379The	383

subordination 405Prudence of Ward 405Expectations in England 406	406

Heights of Dorchester and Charlestown 407His design to оссиру Charles	413

roy volunteers 417Joseph Warren 417Men of Worcester Middlesex	421

CHAPTER XL	428

Parker Moore Buckminster Nixon McLary Gardner 432Death	435

Title	A History of the United States: The American Revolution Volume 7 of A History of the United States: From the Discovery of the American Continent, George Bancroft Volume 7 of History of the United States, George Bancroft
Author	George Bancroft
Publisher	Little, Brown, 1875
Original from	University of Bern
Digitized	Nov 6, 2020

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