History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent: The American Revolution. Vol VI À IX., Opseg 8

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His difficulties and wants 68His fortitude
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Provides for defence 72Lord Stirling 72Pennsylvania 72Willing
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tion suspended 82Declaration of the convention 82Spirit of Jefferson
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Danger from the savages 87Stuart the Indian agent 87Gage and
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Martins opinion 91Confidence of Lord William Campbell 91Spirit
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verian troops taken into British pay 101The senate of Hamburg befriend
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of her first minister 105Alexis Orloff 106Potemkin 106Indifference
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Remonstrance of the committee of Philadelphia 114Congress uncertain
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Duty of the historian to be unbiassed 118Why candor is possible 118
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Antagonism between separated representative governments and unity of
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CHAPTER XLIX
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Reception of the proclamation in America 134Opinion of the wife
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John Adams 135Massachusetts institutes an admiralty court 136Opin
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Beaumarchais in London 146Hastens to Paris 146His memorial to
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Gunning argues the case at large to Panin 152He offers to take fifteen
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War to be transferred to New York 158Expedition against the southern colo
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ty of Oxford 163Lord Stormont and the king of France 163Stormont
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Adam Smith 173Of Josiah Tucker 174Of Soame Jenyns 174The
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barks for St Johns 181Schuyler retreats 181His letter to congress
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He is put in irons and sent to England 184Montgomery in want of good
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Their progress 183Enos deserts 193They reach the portage 194Their
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He summons Carleton to surrender the city 202His batteries 202Carle
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The death of himself and others 208Campbell orders a retreat 208 Arnold
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A sally 210The party surrender 210Loss of the Americans 210Mac
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Dumas 216De Bonvouloir arrives in Philadelphia 216His interview with
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The Great Bridge 222Dunmores foray 222Orders a fort at Great Bridge
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Consternation of the Scotch in Norfolk 228Crowds of people and runaway
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continental service 232Committee of congress on the subject 232Decision
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Dorchester Heights 292Washington prepares to occupy them 292Rufus
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Ministry unprepared for his retreat 300Joseph Brant the Mohawk
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His vanity 309His envy 309His courage 310His religious creed 210
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character 314His resolution is received for consideration 314Joseph Reed
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Philadelphia propose a convention 323Opposition 323The call suspend
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by England 332May be the basis of a coalition ministry 332Professing
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tocracy 341Intrigues of Turgots enemies 341Sartine agrees with
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dered to Sullivans Island 346New issue of paper money 347Hesitation
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North Carolina 352It votes an explicit sanction of independence 352 South
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variance with herself 359Sandwich for absolute authority 360Concil
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Turgot 362Turgot dismissed from office 363De Clugny 363Effect
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Scepticism uncreative 366To be rejected 366John Adams moves that
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Politics of Virginia 375The Lees 375The family of Cary 375Unan
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CHAPTER LXV
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for it 388Uneasiness of the assembly 388Report of new instructions
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CHAPTER LXVI
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North Carolina regiments 398Orders of Lee 398Armstrong at Haddrells
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the action 404Moultrie fires slowly 404Sends for powder 405Clin
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CHAPTER LXVII
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416Insurmountable obstacles 417The Canadian clergy 417The
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Wooster before Quebec 420His batteries 420Incompleteness of the regi
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Attempt on Three Rivers 429Gallantry of Wayne 430Expedition
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Its firmness 439Its votes 439The people consulted 439Unanimity
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ing camp ordered 446Conference concurs in independence 446Unanim
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Adams 451Dickinsons position 452His speech 452Opposes resolution
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John Adams 459His meditations 459His triumphant joy 460The
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THE DECLARATION OF THE UNITED STATES July 24 1776
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475Domestic relations unchanged 475Formation of a union 475Decla
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NaslovHistory of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent: The American Revolution. Vol VI À IX., Opseg 8
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History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent: The American Revolution. Vol VI À IX, George Bancroft
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