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29. What did the people of the several states at last begin to think?
30. What state took the lead in sending delegates to Philadelphia?
31. How many states were represented at Philadelphia?
32. What kind of men were sent to the Philadelphia convention?
33. Who, next to Washington, was the most noted man at the Philadelphia convention?
34. Can you name some others of the delegates to the Philadelphia convention?
35. Why did not Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Patrick Henry, and Samuel Adams attend the Philadelphia convention?
36. What do you know of Nathanael Greene? (See page 105.)
37. Who was chosen president of the Philadelphia convention?
38. How long did the Philadelphia convention continue in session?
39. How did some of the delegates wish to deal with the great problem of the national government?
40. How did Washington convince the delegates of their duty?
41. By what means did the delegates at Philadelphia succeed in agreeing on a form of federal government?
42. What is a compromise? (Consult a large dictionary.)
43. What was the first compromise in framing the Constitution?
44. What was the second compromise in framing the Constitution?
45. What question about the slaves arose?
46. How was it decided to count the slaves?
47. How did Washington and others feel about the second compromise?
48. What was the cause of the third compromise?
49. What was the third compromise?
50. What did Washington think of the Constitution?
51. What was Franklin's opinion of the Constitution?
52. When was the Constitution to become law?
53. To what two political parties did the Constitution give rise?
54. What did many of the people throughout the country think of the Constitution?
55. Which was the first state to sign the Constitution?
56. Why was the Fourth of July in 1788 so glorious?
57. Who was the first President, and who the first Vice President, of the new nation?
58. What did Gladstone say of the Constitution?
59. Why do we owe such a debt of gratitude to the builders of "the good ship Constitution"?
CHAPTER XI, PAGE 156 A DARING EXPLOIT
1. Who were the Barbary pirates?
2. Why did we buy the good will of the Barbary pirates?
3. What is blackmail? (Consult a large dictionary.)
4. What did Thomas Jefferson think should be done concerning the Barbary pirates?
5. Who was sent to the Mediterranean Sea?
6. What was the exploit of the Enterprise?
7. What is a pasha? (Consult a large dictionary.)
8. What happened to the frigate Philadelphia and her crew?
9. What did Commodore Preble do when the Philadelphia was captured?
10. Why was Stephen Decatur chosen to destroy the Philadelphia?
11. What was Decatur's plan for destroying the Philadelphia?
12. What is a ketch? (Consult a large dictionary.)
13. How many men volunteered for the dangerous undertaking?
14. What kind of time did Decatur and his men have off the shore of Tripoli?
15. What happened to the Siren?
16. How was the Philadelphia guarded?
17. What was the object in dragging sails and buckets in the water?
18. How did Decatur deceive the pirate officer?
19. How did the pirates discover the Americans?
20. What kind of fighters were the Tripolitan pirates said to be?
21. How long did the fight on board the Philadelphia last?
22. How many of Decatur's men were injured?
23. What did the Americans do with the Philadelphia?
24. Why were the Americans obliged to burn the Philadelphia? (Read earlier in this chapter.)
25. How successful were the pirates in firing at the Americans?
26. What did the sailors say afterwards about the burning ship?
27. Why was it the Americans were so successful in burning the Philadelphia?
28. What did Nelson say of Decatur's deed?
29. What promotion did Decatur receive?
CHAPTER XII, PAGE 169 "OLD IRONSIDES"
1. What did the Secretary of the Navy in 1833 intend to do with the Constitution?
2. Why did Congress decide to rebuild the Constitution?
3. What troubles did we have with other nations during the first twenty-five years of our national life?
4. Why was Washington instructed to add six war ships to our navy?
5. Where was the Constitution built?
6. How does the Constitution compare in size with our modern war ships?
7. Why did England model some of her ships after "Old Ironsides"?
8. When was the Constitution launched?
9. What success did the Constitution have in fighting with Tripoli?
10. How did Commodore Preble treat Decatur after his capture of the Tripolitan gunboats?
11. How did Captain Isaac Hull get away from the British fleet?
12. How did Captain Hull win a hat from Captain Dacres?
13. How is the Constitution said to have received the name "Old Ironsides"?
14. What kind of welcome did Boston have in store for Captain Hull?
15. What was the hardest battle that "Old Ironsides" had?
16. What was done with the wheel of the Java?
17. Why was not a new wheel put on "Old Ironsides"?
18. How did Captain Bainbridge treat the dying Captain Lambert?
19. What was the Constitution's last battle?
20. What is said of Captain Stewart's seamanship in the last battle of "Old Ironsides"?
21. When was "Old Ironsides" taken to Newport?
22. How was "Old Ironsides" used at Newport?
23. What is a receiving ship? (Consult a large dictionary, under the word "receive" or "receiving.")
24. When was "Old Ironsides" taken to Charlestown?
25. How much of the original ship Constitution still exists?
26. Why were the battles of "Old Ironsides" so important to us as a nation?
27. Why should we continue to preserve "Old Ironsides"?
CHAPTER XIII, PAGE 185 "OLD HICKORY'S" CHRISTMAS
1. Why were both England and France so jealous of us a century ago?
2. What did England and France do to our merchantmen?
3. Why did we not declare war on Great Britain before 1812?
4. How did our navy compare with England's in 1812?
5. What was England's plan in 1814?
6. What was the character of New Orleans?
7. Who was the "Iron Duke"? (Wellington.)
8. When did the British fleet arrive at the delta of the Mississippi?
9. Why was General Jackson so busy just before Christmas?
10. How was the alarm sounded to the people of New Orleans?
11. Who answered Jackson's call for assistance?
12. Who came from outside New Orleans to help defend the city?
13. How did the riflemen look as they came into town?
14. Why did Jackson plan to attack the British at once?
15. What did the war schooner Carolina do?
16. How were the British re-enforced on Christmas day?
17. What did Sir Edward Pakenham think of the task before him?
18. How did Pakenham begin his operations?
19. How did Sir Edward fare when he marched out to get a look at the Americans?
20. What were Jackson's first intrenchments made of?
21. What did Pakenham use for making a redoubt?
22. What happened to Jackson's defenses?
23. Of how much use was Pakenham's redoubt?
24. What did the British now decide to do?
25. What was Jackson's main line of defense?
26. How early did Jackson's men go to their posts on that last Sunday morning?
27. What happened to Sir Edward Pakenham, and to Generals Gibbs and Keane?
28. Why did the British lose so many officers in the battle?
29. How long did the engagement on Sunday morning continue?
30. How many men did the British have in the final action, and how many did the Americans have?
31. How many men did the British lose in the final action, and how many did the Americans lose?
32. What did General Lambert do after the battle?
33. How was "Old Hickory" honored?
34. Why is the victory a sad one to think of?
35. What was the result of the war of 1812?
CHAPTER XIV, PAGE 199 A HERO'S WELCOME
1. What kind of welcome did we give Lafayette in 1824?
2. Who was Lafayette?
3. Why did Lafayette first come to this country?
4. When did Lafayette first come to this country?
5. Why did Congress accept Lafayette's services?
6. What was the effect of Lafayette's manner and example?
7. How did Lafayette live at Valley Forge?
8. What did Lafayette do on his return to France?
9. What did Lafayette do when peace was declared?
10. When did Lafayette make his third trip to this country?
11. How had our country changed when Lafayette came in 1824?
12. What had been Lafayette's career in his own country?
13. Why did it take Lafayette so long to go from New York to Boston?
14. Who was Dr. Bowditch?
15. How much of our country did Lafayette visit?
16. What did Lafayette do with the laurel wreath presented to him at Yorktown?
17. Can you describe some of the incidents of Lafayette's visit?
18. What did "Lafayetted" mean?
19. What occurred at the tavern in Virginia?
20. How did Lafayette show his affection for Washington?
21. What can you say of the scenes connected with the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill?
22. Who was the orator at the laying of the corner stone of Bunker Hill Monument?
23. How was Lafayette received at the University of Virginia?
24. How did Congress show its gratitude for Lafayette's services during the Revolution?
25. What was the last honor shown the departing guest? (The frigate on which Lafayette sailed for France was named in commemoration of Lafayette's gallantry at the battle of the Brandywine. Although wounded in the leg, Lafayette kept the field till the battle was over. To the surgeon who cared for the injured Lafayette, Washington said, "Take care of him as though he were my son.")
PRONUNCIATION OF PROPER NAMES
A
Abigail, ab'i-gl.
Adair, a-dair'.
Algerine, al-je-reen'.
Alleghanies, al'e-ga-nies.
Andre, an'dray.
Annapolis, an-nap'o-lis.
B
Bailey, bay'ly.
Bainbridge, bain'bridge.
Barbary, bar'ba-ry.
Belgium, bel'ji-um.
Borgne, born.
Brandywine, bran'dy-wine.
Brazil, bra-zil'.
Burgoyne, bur-goin'.
C
Cahokia, ka-ho'ki-a.
Calhoun, kal-hoon'.
Carleton, karl'ton.
Carolina, kar-o-li'na.
Catalano, kah-tah-lah'no.
Catawba, ka-taw'ba.
Champlain, sham-plain'.
Chaudiere, sho-de-air'.
Chesapeake, ches'a-peek.
Connecticut, kon-net'i-kut.
Cornwallis, korn-wall'iss.
Creole, kre'ole.
Cunningham, kun'ing-am.
Cyane, see-ann'.
D
Dacres, day'kers.
Dearborn, deer'burn.
Decatur, de-kay'tur.
De Grasse, de-grass'.
Detroit, de-troit'.
Dickinson, dik'in-son.
Dinwiddie, din-wid'y.
F
Farragut, far'a-gut.
G
Gardiner, gard'ner.
Gerry, ger'y (g as in get).
Ghent, jent.
Gibault, zhe-bo'.
Gibraltar, ji-brall'tar.
Gladstone, glad'ston.
Gloucester, gloss'ter.
Gouverneur, goo-ver-ner'.
Grier, greer.
Guerriere, ger-i-air' (g as in get).
Guilford, gil'ford (g as in get).
H
Hessians, hesh'ans.
I
Illinois, il-i-noi' or il-i-noiz'.
J
Jacataqua, ja-cat'a-quah.
K
Kaskaskia, kas-kas'ki-a.
Keane, keen.
Kennebec, ken-e-bek'.
L
Lafayette, lah-fa-yet'.
Lafitte, lah-fit'.
Levant, le-vant'.
Louisiana, loo-eez-i-an'a.
Louisville, loo'is-vill or loo'y-vill.
M
McDonough, mak-don'oh.
Madeira, ma-de'ra or ma-day'i-ra.
Maltese, mall-tees' or mall-teez'.
Marseillaise, mar-se-layz'.
Maryland, mer'i-land.
Mediterranean, med-i-ter-ra'ne-an.
Megantic, me-gan'tic.
Meigs, megs.
Montaigne, mon-tain'.
Monticello, mon-te-sel'lo.
Montreal, mont-re-all'.
Morocco, mo-rock'o.
Moultrie, moo'try or mool'try.
N
Napoleon, na-po'le-on.
Newburyport, new-ber-y-port'.
Newfoundland, new'fund-land.
Nolichucky, nol-i-chuck'y.
Norridgewock, nor'ij-walk.
O
O'Hara, o-hah'ra.
P
Pakenham, pak'en-am.
Portsmouth, ports'muth.
Preble, preb'el.
Prussia, prush'a.
Q
Quebec, kwee-bek'.
Quincy, kwin'zy.
R
Randolph, ran'dolf.
Rappahannock, rap-a-han'ok.
Rawdon, raw'don.
Rennie, ren'y.
Revere, re-veer'.
Rochambeau, ro-sham-bo'.
S
St. Louis, saint loo'is or saint loo'y.
Saratoga, sar-a-to'ga.
Sartigan, sar'ti-gan.
Schuyler, sky'ler.
Sevier, se-veer'.
Shawnees, shaw-neez'.
Staten, stat'en.
T
Tallmadge, tal'mij.
Ticonderoga, ti-kon-de-ro'ga.
Tilghman, till'man.
Tompkins, tomp'kins.
Tripoli, trip'o-ly.
V
Ville de Paris, vill de (e as in her) pah-ree'.
Villere, vil-ray'.
Vincennes, vin-senz'.
W
Wabash, waw'bash.
Watauga, wa-taw'ga.
Wayne, wain.
Worcester, woos'ter (oo as in foot).
APPENDIX BOOKS FOR REFERENCE AND READING IN THE STUDY OF AMERICAN HISTORY
This book is designed to be used either before the formal text-book on American history is begun, or to be read in connection with it. It is also intended to serve as a convenient basis for more extended work on the part of both teacher and pupils. Hence, to the reading of the preceding chapters should be added a systematic course in supplementary reading.
The following plan is suggested, which may be readily modified to meet the needs of any particular class of pupils:
REFERENCE BOOKS FOR TEACHERS
Two books are of special value to teachers. These are Channing and Hart's Guide to American History (Ginn & Company, $2.00), and Gordy and Twitchell's Pathfinder in American History (Lee & Shepard, $1.20. In separate parts, Part I, 60 cents; Part II, 90 cents).
These two works are replete with suggestions, hints, and helps on collateral study, with numerous references, detailed lists of topics, and a wide range of other subjects which make them indispensable to the teacher of American history.
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NOTE.—The subject of reference books on American history is treated thoroughly in Montgomery's American History (see "Short List of Books," page xxxiii in Appendix), and Fiske's History of the United States (see Appendix D, page 530, Appendix E, page 539, and Appendix F, page 542).
For original materials pertaining to the colonial period and the Revolution, admirably edited for school use, consult Hart's "Source-Readers in American History": No. 1, Colonial Children; No. 2, Camps and Firesides of the Revolution; No. 3, How our Grandfathers Lived.
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In searching libraries for books on the Revolution, the teacher will find Winsor's Reader's Handbook of the American Revolution very useful.
SCHOOL TEXT-BOOKS FOR READING AND REFERENCE
Pupils should have easy access, by means of the school library or otherwise, to a few of the formal school text-books on American history. In connection with this book, Montgomery's Leading Facts of American History, Fiske's History of the United States, Eggleston's History of the United States, and Steele's Brief History of the United States (usually known as "Barnes's History") are especially valuable.
If less difficult and much smaller works are thought desirable, the following five books are recommended: Montgomery's Beginner's American History, McMaster's Primary History of the United States, Tappan's Our Country's Story, Thorpe's Junior History of the United States, and Eggleston's First Book in American History.
These books are useful for additional topics, for dates, maps, illustrations, reference tables, and for filling in subjects which do not come within the scope of this book.
Pupils should also have easy reference to books from which topics may be read, or from which may be read sparingly passages indicated by the teacher. Some of the books which have been suggested are more useful on account of their interesting style than for strict historical accuracy. Read the designated works not as a whole, but only by topics or by selections. They will do much to awaken and maintain a lively interest in American history.
READING AT HOME
While the study of this book is in progress, it is well for the pupils to limit their home reading to such books as bear directly upon the subject. Under this head we have suggested several books which belong to the "storybook" order. Wholesome books of fiction and semifiction may certainly do much to stimulate and hold the attention of young students of American history. Thus, Churchill's Richard Carvel and Cooper's Pilot furnish stirring scenes in the career of Paul Jones.
With the home reading, as with all other collateral reading, the teacher should exercise a careful supervision.
The work in history should be enlivened by reading occasionally, before the class or the school, poems or prose selections which bear directly upon the general topic under consideration.[1] For instance, in the appropriate chapters Finch's well-known poem, "Nathan Hale," Simms's "Ballad of King's Mountain," and Holmes's "Old Ironsides" may be read.
[Footnote 1: For a list of books which may be classed as useful under the preceding paragraphs, see Blaisdell's Story of American History, pp. 431-434.]
A TOPIC BOOK, OR NOTEBOOK
Teacher and pupil should appreciate the scope and the usefulness of a topic book, or notebook. By this is meant a blank book of a convenient size, with semiflexible or board covers, and of at least forty-eight pages. Into this blank book should be written carefully, with ink, brief notes, as the several chapters of this book are read or studied. It may well be a kind of enlarged diary of the pupil's work.
Make brief notes of the various books read in whole or in part; of topics not treated in this book but discussed in the class, such as the treason of Benedict Arnold, the battle of Bennington, etc.; of references to new books to be reserved for future reading; and of other subjects which will readily suggest themselves.
This notebook should be enlivened with inexpensive photographic copies (sold for about one cent each) of famous pictures illustrating important events in American history. Catalogues giving the exact titles, the cost, and other details are frequently advertised.
The notebook may be illustrated with photographic reproductions of such works as Stuart's "Washington"; Faed's "Washington at Trenton"; Trumbull's "The Surrender of Cornwallis" and "Signing the Declaration of Independence"; Benjamin West's "Penn's Treaty"; Leutze's "Washington crossing the Delaware"; Vanderlyn's "The Landing of Columbus"; Johnson's "Old Ironsides"; Overend's "An August Morning with Farragut"; and many other historical subjects.
Portraits, maps, facsimiles of documents and autographs, etc., etc. are often easily obtained from book catalogues, guide books, advertising pages, and secondhand text-books.
All this illustrative material should be pasted into the notebook at the proper place, neatly and with good judgment, with plenty of space for margins. Such a compilation is, of course, a matter of slow growth. It should be preserved as a pleasant reminder of school days.
REFERENCE BOOKS AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING TO BE USED WITH "HERO STORIES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY"
CHAPTER I, PAGE 1 THE HERO OF VINCENNES
For two short articles on George Rogers Clark, read Roosevelt and Lodge's Hero Tales from American History, p. 29, and Brady's Border Fights and Fighters, p. 211. For a more extended account, consult Roosevelt's Winning of the West, Vol. II, p. 31.
A novel by Maurice Thompson, Alice of Old Vincennes, gives a graphic description of Clark's campaign.
CHAPTER II, PAGE 18 A MIDWINTER CAMPAIGN
For an account of Arnold's expedition to Canada, read articles in The Century Magazine for January and February, 1903, by Professor Justin H. Smith. Codman's Arnold's Expedition to Quebec is a fair-sized volume, and full of interest. Read also Lodge's Story of the Revolution, Vol. I, p. 106.
Tomlinson's Under Colonial Colors, the story of Arnold's expedition to Quebec told for boys, is an interesting and stimulating work of fiction.
CHAPTER III, PAGE 36 HOW PALMETTO LOGS MAY BE USED
The defense of Fort Sullivan is well described in Brady's American Fights and Fighters, p. 5, and Lodge's Story of the Revolution, Vol. I, p. 126.
CHAPTER IV, PAGE 50 THE PATRIOT SPY
Perhaps the most readable account of Nathan Hale is to be found in Lossing's Two Spies (Andre and Hale). Consult Partridge's Nathan Hale, a character study.
In connection with this story, Chapter XVII, "The Story of Arnold's Treason," in Blaisdell's Story of American History may be profitably read.
CHAPTER V, PAGE 62 OUR GREATEST PATRIOT
For the everyday life of Washington, consult Paul Leicester Ford's The True George Washington. Refer to sundry sections in Bolton's The Private Soldier under Washington and in Herbert's Washington: His Homes and his Households.
Read the stirring romance about Washington, A Virginia Cavalier, by Molly Elliot Seawell.
CHAPTER VI, PAGE 77 A MIDNIGHT SURPRISE
For the capture of Stony Point, read Lodge's Story of the Revolution, Vol. II, p. 130; Brady's American Fights and Fighters, p. 121; and Roosevelt and Lodge's Hero Tales from American History, p. 79. Henry P. Johnston's The Storming of Stony Point is perhaps the best account ever written of this famous exploit.
CHAPTER VII, PAGE 90 THE DEFEAT OF THE RED DRAGOONS
Read Roosevelt and Lodge's Hero Tales from American History, p. 69, and Lodge's Story of the Revolution, p. 56.
In connection with Chapters VII and VIII, read "The War of the Revolution in the South," in Blaisdell's Story of American History, Chapter XVI, p, 250.
CHAPTER VIII, PAGE 105 FROM TEAMSTER TO MAJOR GENERAL
Read Brady's American Fights and Fighters, p. 84, for an account of General Morgan; also Chapter IV, "King's Mountain and the Cowpens," in Lodge's Story of the Revolution, Vol. II, p. 56.
CHAPTER IX, PAGE 123 THE FINAL VICTORY
For a description of the battle at Yorktown, read Brady's American Fights and Fighters, p. 143, and Chapter VII in Lodge's Story of the Revolution, p. 165. Henry P. Johnston's The Yorktown Campaign is excellent for collateral reference.
CHAPTER X, PAGE 138 THE CRISIS
Very little collateral reading should be allowed in reading this chapter on framing the Constitution. Sundry topics may be sparingly selected for reading from the index to Fiske's Critical Period of American History. Fiske's Civil Government in the United States may be utilized for reference.
Read Brooks's Century Book for Young Americans; Chapter II in Elson's Side Lights on American History (First Series, p. 24), on "The Framing of the Constitution"; and Chapter XII, p. 283, in Higginson's Larger History of the United States, on "The Birth of a Nation."
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NOTE.—For the War of the Revolution no more interesting books can be read by pupils than Brooks's Century Book of the Revolution and Coffin's Boys of '76. Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution, in two large volumes, is interesting, and contains hundreds of illustrations.
CHAPTER XI, PAGE 156 A DARING EXPLOIT
Read "Decatur and the Philadelphia," in Brady's American Fights and Fighters, p. 199, and "The Burning of the Philadelphia," in Roosevelt and Lodge's Hero Tales from American History, p. 103.
Read Seawell's storybook, Decatur and Somers; and Barnes's Commodore Bainbridge, a story.
CHAPTER XII, PAGE 169 "OLD IRONSIDES"
Consult two chapters in Brady's American Fights and Fighters: "The Constitution's Hardest Fight," p. 215, and "The Constitution's Last Battle," p. 304. Hollis's Frigate Constitution is invaluable for reading and reference. Refer to Lossing's History of the War of 1812 and Lodge's A Fighting Frigate and Other Essays.
In connection with this chapter, read "What our Navy did in the War of 1812," in Blaisdell's Story of American History, Chapter XXI, p. 323.
CHAPTER XIII, PAGE 185 "OLD HICKORY'S" CHRISTMAS
Read "The Battle of New Orleans," in Roosevelt and Lodge's Hero Tales from American History, p. 139, and "The Last Battle with England," in Brady's American Fights and Fighters, p. 287. Chapter XVIII, p. 431, in Higginson's Larger History of the United States is well worth reading.
CHAPTER XIV, PAGE 199 A HERO'S WELCOME
Concerning Lafayette's visit to this country in 1824, no books are readily accessible. Consult Quincy's Figures of the Past and Brooks's The True Story of Lafayette.
INDEX
Adair, John, the historic reply of, to Colonel Sevier, 94.
Adams, John, abroad, 147. the first Vice President of the United States, 155. the visit of Lafayette to, at Quincy, Massachusetts, 209.
Adams, John Quincy, gives Lafayette a farewell dinner at the White House, 215.
Adams, Samuel, stays at home, 147.
Alexandria, Virginia, Washington attends dances at, 65.
Algerine pirates, the, in the Atlantic, 170.
Ames, Fisher, defends the Constitution, 154.
Andre, Major, the British spy, 61.
Annapolis, delegates meet at, 144.
Anti-Federalists, the, 153.
Arnold, Benedict, 18. forfeits his place on the monument at Saratoga, 18. sends spies into Canada, 20. given command of the expedition to Quebec, in 1776, 20. leaves Cambridge, 21. given an ovation at Newburyport, 21. reaches the Kennebec, 21. feasted at Fort Western, 21. divides his army, 22. ascends the Dead River, 24. deserted by Colonel Enos, 24. reaches the Chaudiere River, 25. crosses Lake Megantic, 27. starts down the Chaudiere River, 28. reaches Sartigan, 28. arrives at Point Levi, 29. before Quebec, 30. joins Montgomery, 30. leads the attack on Quebec and is wounded, 32. in the hospital, 34. lays siege to Quebec, 34. hears from Washington, 34. the death knell to the hopes of, 35. in Virginia, 124.
Articles of Confederation, the, 141. the defects of, 141-144.
B
Bailey, Abigail, married to Daniel Morgan, 110.
Bainbridge, William, 159, 160. in command of the Constitution, 180.
Barbary pirates, the, 156, 157, 172.
Barton, Colonel, captures General Prescott, 143. imprisoned for debt, 143.
Bateaux, built for Arnold's expedition, 21.
Bay State, the, Massachusetts, 144, 206, 212.
Beekman mansion, the, Hale a captive of Howe at, 58, 59.
Bennington, Vermont, John Stark defeats the British at, 105.
Boone, Daniel, 1, 2.
Bowditch, Dr., an anecdote of, 206.
Braddock, General, defeated by the French and Indians, in 1755, 107.
Brazil, "Old Ironsides" destroys the British frigate Java off the coast of, 180.
Bristol, the, a British man-of-war, 45.
Buford, used as a watchword, 101.
Bunker Hill, the battle of, awakens in Lafayette an interest in us, 199. Lafayette visits, 212.
Burgoyne, marches down the valley of the Hudson, 114. defeated at Freeman's Farm and at Saratoga, 114.
Burr, Aaron, 22.
C
Cahokia, a Creole village in the country of the Illinois Indians, 8.
Calhoun, John C., favors making war on Great Britain, 186.
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Arnold's expedition leaves, 21. Washington's headquarters at, in the Craigie house, 105. Morgan marches to, 112.
Camden, defeat of Gates at, 90.
Campbell, Lord, royal governor of South Carolina, 37. injured in the attack on Fort Sullivan, 46.
Campbell, William, rallies the backwoodsmen, 94. leads the advance at King's Mountain, 101.
Canada, extending to the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, 3. See the map in Chapter I. the "back door," 19. the winters of, 22, 29.
Cape Fear River, the, Clinton sails for, 36.
Carleton, Sir Guy, 19. leaves Montreal and slips into Quebec, 31. fortifies Quebec, 31.
Carolina, the, throws shells into the British camp, 190.
Carroll, Colonel, with his riflemen arrives from Nashville, 189. in the battle of New Orleans, 194.
Carrying places, work at the, 22.
Catalano, the Sicilian pilot, used by Decatur, 162, 164.
Cedars, The, Hale passes a night at, 57.
Champlain, Lake, Lafayette visits, 206.
Charleston, attack on, planned by the British, 37. the patriots prepare for the defense of, 38.
Charleston Harbor, Sullivan's Island near, 38.
Charlestown, a part of Boston, "Old Ironsides" lies in the navy yard at, 169, 183, 184.
Charlotte, North Carolina, Gates flees to, 90.
Chaudiere River, the, an army to enter Canada by, 20. Arnold's army scattered along, 25. the perils of, 28.
Chesapeake Bay, De Grasse headed for, 126. De Grasse reaches, 129. the patriot armies march to, 129. Clinton sends a fleet to, 130. Admiral Graves forced to withdraw from, 130. De Grasse gets control of, 130. Lafayette returns to France by, 216.
Chick, Mother, the tavern of, 57.
Clark, Captain, at Bunker Hill, 213.
Clark, George Rogers, 1. starts for Kentucky, 1. tramps back to Virginia, 2, 5. receives help from Virginia, 3. plans great deeds, 4. sends out spies, 4. appointed colonel, 5. helped by Jefferson and Madison, 5. starts down the Ohio, 6. begins his march to Kaskaskia, 7. interrupts the dance, 8. captures Kaskaskia, 8. makes friends of the Creoles, 8. shows the kind of man he is, 9. visited by Indians, 9. shows his contempt for the Indians, 9. an incident showing the boldness of, 10. decides to recapture Vincennes, 11. starts for Vincennes, 12. shows brave leadership, 13. makes a speech to his men, 13. captures an Indian canoe, 14. captures a Creole hunter, 14. reaches Vincennes, 15. punishes some Indians, 16. captures Vincennes, 16.
Clay, Henry, favors making war on Great Britain, 186.
Cleveland, Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen, 94. given the supreme command at King's Mountain, 97. leads the left wing at King's Mountain, 101.
Clinton, Sir Henry, 18. sails for the Cape Fear River, 36. at the attack on Fort Sullivan, 44. receives orders to bring "Mr. Washington" to a decisive action, 77. makes raids along the coast, 78. hears of the capture of Stony Point, 87. at Charleston, 90. hoodwinked by Washington, 127. sails for Yorktown, 133, 135.
Coffee, Colonel, and his mounted riflemen at New Orleans, 190.
Commerce controlled by Congress, 151.
Common Sense, a pamphlet by Thomas Paine, 138.
Compromises, the three, in framing the Constitution, 148-151.
Confederation, the Articles of, 141. the defects of the Articles of, 141-144.
Congress, sends General Gates to the South, 90. believed in by the people of the South, 93. calls for ten companies, 112. gives thanks for the surrender of Cornwallis, 136. the national, erects a monument at Yorktown, 137. the weakness of, 139, 142. the first Continental, 140. the second Continental, 140. submits the Constitution to the states, 153.
Connecticut, 54, 125, 143, 146.
Constitution, the, the framing of, 138-155. the state of the country before, 142-144. the convention meets to frame, 145. the noted men who helped frame, 146, 147. the three compromises in framing, 148-151. Washington signs, 152. the witty remark of Franklin about, 152. the discussions over the adoption of, by the Federalists and by the Anti-Federalists, 153, 154. the rejoicings over the adoption of, 154. Gladstone's opinion of, 155.
Constitution, the frigate, commanded by Preble, 158. the history of, 169-184. the poem on, by Oliver Wendell Holmes, 169. built in Boston, 170. a description of, 171. sport made of, by British naval officers, 172. the launching of, 172. the battle of, before Tripoli, 173. the escape of, from a British fleet, 174. the battle of, with the Guerriere, 176. the battle of, with the Java, 179. the battle of, with the Cyane and the Levant, 182. the after history of, 183.
Constitution Wharf, in Boston, 170.
Continentals, the ragged, 2, 77, 129.
Cornwallis, Lord, given the command in the South, 90. marches north to Virginia, 91, 123. attempts to crush Lafayette, 124. retreats to Yorktown, 125. attempts to escape from Yorktown, 131. attempts to break through the American lines, 132. forced to surrender, 134. the surrender of, announced in Philadelphia, 136.
Cowpens, the battle of, 116-120.
Craigie house, the, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, becomes Washington's headquarters, 105.
Creole villages, the, north of the Ohio River, 3, 6, 7-11, 14.
Creoles, the, at New Orleans, 189.
Crisis, the, 138-155. See Constitution.
Cunningham, the cruelty of, to Hale, 59, 60.
Custis, the adopted son of Washington, 66.
Custis, Nellie, Washington's ward, 74.
Cyane, the, a British frigate, destroyed by "Old Ironsides," 182, 183.
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Dale, Commodore, sent to the Mediterranean Sea, 157. captures a Tripolitan war ship, 158.
Daring exploit, a, 156-168. See Philadelphia, the frigate.
Davie, William, a leader in the South, 91.
Dayton, Jonathan, of New Jersey, at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Dearborn, Captain, kills his fine dog, 26.
Decatur, Stephen, 158. chosen to destroy the Philadelphia, 161. calls for volunteers, 162. sails for Tripoli, 162. boards the Philadelphia and sets her on fire, 165, 166. the promotion of, 168. how received by Commodore Preble, 173.
Deckhard rifle, the, used in the South, 95.
Declaration of Independence, the, 140, 141, 146, 157.
De Grasse, receives orders to act with Washington, 125. headed for Chesapeake Bay, 126. defeats the British fleet and controls Chesapeake Bay, 130. at the blockade of Yorktown, 134.
Delaware, the representation of, in Congress, 149. the first to adopt the Constitution, 154.
De Peyster, Colonel, the bravery of, 103.
Detroit, Fort, Hamilton's headquarters, 4, 11. See the map in Chapter I.
Dickinson, John, at the Philadelphia convention, 147.
Dinwiddie, governor of Virginia, 109.
Doak, Rev. Samuel, invokes a blessing before the march to King's Mountain, 96.
Dragoons, the defeat of the red, 90-104. See King's Mountain.
Du Loup River, the, Arnold's men cross, 29.
Dunmore, Lord, driven from Virginia, 36.
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Ellsworth, Oliver, at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Enos, Colonel, 22, 23. deserts Arnold, 24.
Enterprise, the, fights a Tripolitan man-of-war, 157.
Experiment, the, a British man-of-war, 46.
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Farragut, Admiral, 41.
Federalist, the, 154.
Federalists, the, 153.
Ferguson, Colonel, character of, 91. enlists Tories and raids the Carolinas, 92. threatens the backwoodsmen, 92. the rally of the backwoodsmen to attack, 94. retreats before the backwoodsmen, 97. makes a stand at King's Mountain, 99. defeated at King's Mountain, 101-103. the death of, at King's Mountain, 102.
Fish, Nicholas, with Lafayette at Yorktown, 208.
Fiske, John, the historian, 115, 139.
Fort Detroit, Hamilton's headquarters, 4, 11. See the map in Chapter I.
Fort Pitt, 5. See the map in Chapter I.
Fort Sullivan, the defense of, 36-49. built of palmetto logs, 38. the mounting of cannon in, 39. visited by General Lee, 39. Lee advises the surrender of, 39, 46. the British plan of attack on, 41. the attack on, 41-48. the repulse of the British attack on, 48. the moral effect of the defense of, 49.
Fort Sumter, 43.
France, the king of, promises us aid, 201.
Franklin and Holston settlements, now Tennessee, 92.
Franklin, Benjamin, at the Philadelphia convention, 146. work of, in framing the Constitution, 150, 152. the witty remark of, about the Constitution, 152. a quotation from the almanac of, 157. aids Lafayette, 200.
Frederick the Great of Prussia, friendly to us, 145.
Freeman's Farm, Burgoyne defeated at, 114.
French Canadians, the, help Arnold, 28.
French fleet, the, under De Grasse, 125. See De Grasse.
French villages, the, north of the Ohio River, 3, 11, 15.
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Gates, General, the statue of, at Saratoga, 18. sent to take command in the South, 90. defeated at Camden, South Carolina, 90. the character of, 90, 105.
George, King, receives word of Cornwallis's surrender, 137.
Georgia, overrun by the British, 90. protests against abolishing slavery, 150.
Germantown, Pennsylvania, Wayne at, 82.
Gerry, Elbridge, at the Philadelphia convention, 147.
Gibault, Father, aids Clark, 8.
Gibbs, General, leads the British at New Orleans, 195. severely wounded, 196.
Gibraltar, Dacres gives Hull a dinner at, 179.
Gibraltar of America, the, Quebec, 30, 35. the little, Stony Point, 80, 88.
Gilmer, Enoch, spies out Ferguson, 100.
Gladstone, William Ewart, how the Constitution was regarded by, 155.
Gloucester, Virginia, Cornwallis plans to escape by way of, 132.
Graves, Admiral, forced to withdraw from Chesapeake Bay, 130.
Greene, Nathanael, 65. Washington's right-hand man, 90. the ability of, 105. left the army for a time, 115. defeated at Guilford, North Carolina, 123. the death of, 147.
Grier, Sergeant, and his wife, with Arnold's expedition to Quebec, 22, 27.
Guerriere, the, a British frigate, destroyed by "Old Ironsides," 178.
Guilford, North Carolina, Lord Cornwallis defeats Greene at, 123.
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Hale, Nathan, the patriot spy, 50-61. volunteers to serve as a spy, 53. receives his instructions from Washington, 53. the parentage and the home of, 54. the boyhood of, 54. the education of, 54. teaches school in New London, Connecticut, 54. bids his pupils farewell, 55. starts for Cambridge, 55. the diary of, 55. disguises himself, 56. returns in safety from the British lines, but puts up at "Mother Chick's," 57. arrested, 57. taken to New York, 58. condemned to die, 59. the dying speech of, 60. hanged, 60.
Hamilton, Alexander, the address of, at Annapolis, 144. at the Philadelphia convention, 146. defends the Constitution, 154.
Hamilton, Henry, the "hair buyer," 4. stirs up the savages, 11. recaptures Vincennes, 11. surrenders Vincennes to Clark, 16.
Hampton Roads, Virginia, De Grasse in, 129.
Harlem Heights, the patriots retreat to, 51.
Harrod, James, one of the leaders in Kentucky, 2.
Hartford, Connecticut, Lafayette visits, 206, 209.
Hartt, the naval yard of, in Boston, 170.
Harvard College, Lafayette attends commencement at, 205.
Heights of Abraham, the, Arnold climbs to, 30. Wolfe climbs to, in 1759, 30.
Helm, Captain, a prisoner at Vincennes, 15.
Henry, Patrick, aids Clark, 5. does not attend the Philadelphia convention, 147.
Hero's welcome, a, 199-216. See Lafayette.
Hessians, the, the "ragged Continentals" meet, at Trenton, 77. Wayne meets, at Germantown, 82. march with Burgoyne, 114. Morgan's men a terror to, 114.
Highlanders, Scotch, in the battle of New Orleans, 194-196. the backwoodsmen compared to a clan of, 104.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, saves "Old Ironsides," 169. at Harvard College, 169.
Holston settlements, the, now a part of Tennessee, 1, 92.
Hood, Admiral, at Chesapeake Bay, 130.
Horseshoe Plain, the, Clark crosses, 14.
Howard, Colonel, commands the Continentals at Cowpens, 118.
Howe, General, Hale brought before, 58. evacuates Boston, 77.
Hudson River, the, 78, 79. Lafayette visits, 206, 208.
Hull, Colonel, 82.
Hull, Isaac, Captain, in command of the Constitution, 174. has an "interview" with Dacres, 176. at Gibraltar, 179.
Humphreys, Mr., of Philadelphia, the builder of "Old Ironsides," 170.
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Illinois Indians, the, the country of, 4, 6. See the map in Chapter I.
Imprisonment for debt, 143.
Independence Hall, the Old State House in Philadelphia, 145.
Intrepid, the, used by Decatur to destroy the Philadelphia, 162-168.
Ironsides, Old, 169-184. See Constitution, the frigate.
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Jacataqua, the Indian girl, joins Arnold's expedition to Quebec, 21. acts as guide, and cares for the sick and the injured, 26.
Jackson, Andrew, in command at New Orleans, 188. hears of the advance of the British, 188. prepares to defend New Orleans, 189. attacks the British by night, 190. throws up earthworks, 193. at the battle of New Orleans, 194. wins a remarkable victory, 196. the after history of, 198.
James River, the, 78, 131.
Jasper, William, the heroism of, 48.
Java, the, destroyed by "Old Ironsides," 180. the wheel of, fitted on "Old Ironsides," 181.
Jay, John, defends the Constitution, 154.
Jefferson, Thomas, the narrow escape of, from Tarleton, 124. abroad, 147. President of the United States, a man of peace, 157, 186. visited by Lafayette, 214.
Jones, one of Jackson's officers, guards Lake Borgne and is killed, 187.
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Kaskaskia, 6-8.
Keane, General, leads the British at New Orleans, 195. severely wounded, 196.
Kentucky, the founding of Lexington, 1. the pioneers in, 1, 2. the fighting in, "the dark and bloody ground," 4.
King, Rufus, at the Philadelphia convention, 147.
King's Ferry, on the Hudson River, the British get the control of, 78.
King's Mountain, the battle of, 90-104. the state of affairs before the battle of, 90-93. the rally of the backwoodsmen before the battle of, 93. the march of the pioneers to, 96-100. the plan of the battle of, 100. the battle of, 101-103. the victory of the backwoodsmen at, 103, 104. the effect of the victory at, 104.
Knowlton, Colonel, 51. interviews his officers, 52.
Knox, Henry, an American general, 130, 203.
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Lafayette, in the Yorktown campaign, 124, 131, 135. hears of our struggle for independence, 199. arrives in this country, 200. serves under Washington, 200. returns to France, 201. returns to America with the king's pledge of help, 201. returns to France, but remembers us, 201. visits America in 1784, 202. visits us again in 1824, 202. the admiration of our people for, 203. the personal appearance of, 204. the interview of, with Red Jacket, 204. the receptions given to, from New York to Boston, 205. the tour of, through the United States, 206. visits Yorktown, 207. visits New Orleans, 208. visits other towns and cities, 208-210. goes to Mount Vernon, 211. at Boston and Bunker Hill, 212-214. the formal reception of, at Washington, 215. returns to France, 215.
Lafayette, George Washington, visits us with his father in 1824, 203.
Lafitte, the "Pirate of the Gulf," aids Jackson, 189.
Lake Borgne, near New Orleans, the British cross, 187.
Lambert, Henry, Captain, commander of the British frigate Java, 179. mortally wounded, 182.
Lambert, John, General, leads the British reserve at New Orleans, 195. retreats from New Orleans and sails for England, 197.
Langdon, John, at the Philadelphia convention, 147.
Lawrence, James, with Decatur, 165, 166.
Ledge Falls, Greene's division reaches, 24. Enos turns back at, 24.
Lee, Charles, advises the abandoning of Fort Sullivan, 39, 46. the character of, 40. the cowardice of, at Monmouth, 105.
Lee, Henry, or "Light-Horse Harry," defends the Constitution, 154.
Levant, the, a British sloop of war, destroyed by "Old Ironsides," 182, 183.
Levi, Point, the arrival of Arnold at, 29.
Lewis, Lawrence, Washington's favorite nephew, 63.
Lexington, Kentucky, the origin of the name, 1.
Lexington, Massachusetts, the Revolution begins at, 1, 36, 112, 140.
Lincoln, General, surrenders Charleston, 90, 134. receives Cornwallis's sword, 134.
Little Wabash, the, Clark crosses, 12.
Long Island, New York, the patriots defeated in the battle of, 50. Hale enters, in disguise, 56.
Long Island, South Carolina, north of Sullivan's Island, 41, 44.
Long Knives, the, the backwoodsmen called, 9, 10.
Louisiana, the, an American war vessel, blows Sir Edward's sugar barrels to pieces, 192.
Lower house, the, of Congress, or House of Representatives, 148, 149, 155.
Lower Town, the, at Quebec, Arnold's men attack, 32.
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Madeira Islands, the, "Old Ironsides" fights a great battle near, 182.
Madison, James, of Virginia, 146. "Father of the Constitution," 148. hated slavery, 149. defends the Constitution, 154. President of the United States, a man of peace, 186.
Maltese sailors, Decatur's sailors dressed like, 161, 164.
Manhattan Island, the patriots retire from, 51.
Map, a, showing the line of Clark's march, 7. of Arnold's route to Quebec, 23. of the military operations in the Carolinas, 99.
Marion, Francis, a leader in the South, 91.
Marseillaise, The, the national hymn of France, 189.
Marshall, John, defends the Constitution, 154.
Martha's Vineyard, 78.
Maryland called on for volunteers, 112.
Mason, George, of Virginia, opposed to slavery, 150.
McDaniel, an anecdote of, 47.
McDonough, Thomas, with Decatur, 166.
McDowell, leads the refugees, 94.
McLane, Captain, one of Wayne's pickets, 81.
Meigs, Major, a commander under Arnold, 22.
Midnight surprise, a, 77-89. See Stony Point.
Midwinter campaign, a, 18-35. See Arnold.
Minutemen, the, of the Old North State, 36.
Mississippi River, the, Lafayette ascends, 206.
Monmouth, New Jersey, the battle of, 200. Wayne at, 82. the cowardice of Charles Lee at, 105.
Monroe, President, instructed to invite Lafayette as the nation's guest, 202. receives Lafayette at the White House, 204.
Montgomery, General, 20. joined by Arnold, 30. demands the surrender of Quebec, 31. despairs of the expedition, 31. leads the attack on Quebec, 32. the death of, 33.
Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia, 124, 214.
Montreal, captured by Montgomery, 30. Sir Guy Carleton leaves, 31.
Monument, the, at Saratoga, 18, 122. at Yorktown, 137. the statues of Schuyler, Gates, and Morgan on, at Saratoga, 18. Arnold forfeits his place on, at Saratoga, 18.
Morgan, Daniel, the life of, 105-122. the statue of, at Saratoga, New York, 18, 122. the statue of, at Spartanburg, South Carolina, 122. joins Arnold's expedition, 21. leads the advance in Arnold's expedition, 22. forced to surrender at Quebec, 34. the early life of, 106. enlists in the Virginia troops and serves as a teamster, 106. takes pride in his company and shows his skill as a boxer, 107. enlists as a teamster in Washington's regiment, 107. receives one hundred lashes, 108. makes his mark as a private, 108. drives no more army wagons, 108. receives the commission of an ensign, 109. severely wounded, 109. returns to his farm, 110. the marriage of, 110. marches to Cambridge, 112. at the siege of Quebec, 113. made a colonel, 113. at Freeman's Farm and at Saratoga, 114. leaves the army for a time, 115. rejoins the army in the South, under Gates, 115. made a brigadier general, 115. makes his plan for a battle with Tarleton, 116. makes his stand at Cowpens, 116. victorious at Cowpens, 119. marches to join General Greene, 121. retires from the army again, 121. takes part in the Virginia campaign of 1780, 121. the after life of, 122. the valor of, commemorated at Saratoga, New York, and at Spartanburg, South Carolina, 122.
Morocco, 156, 158.
Morris, Gouverneur, originator of our decimal system of money, attends the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Morris, Lieutenant, with Captain Hull on "Old Ironsides," 174, 177.
Morris, Robert, imprisoned for debt, 143. at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Morristown, New Jersey, Morgan reports at, 113.
Moultrie, William, ordered to build a fort on Sullivan's Island, 38. visited by Charles Lee, 39. visited by the master of a privateer, 40. defends his fort, 42. encourages his men, 45. honored for his defense of Fort Sullivan, 49. the after life of, 49.
Mount Vernon, Washington's home, 68-70, 76, 138. visited by Lafayette in 1784, 202. visited by Lafayette in 1824, 211.
Murfree, Colonel, at Stony Point, 86.
Murray mansion, the, Washington's headquarters in 1776, 50.
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Napoleon, England struggles against, 185. at Elba, 186.
Nashville, Tennessee, the riflemen of, 189. Lafayette visits, 208.
Natural Bridge, the, in Virginia, Washington throws to the top of, 64.
Nelson, Governor, of Virginia, 132. the house of, 132, 133, 207. called the "war governor," 133.
Nelson, Lord, England's great admiral, 41. praises Decatur's deed in the Mediterranean, 168.
New Jersey, Trenton, 77. Monmouth, 82. Morristown, 113. "Old Ironsides," the home of Commodore Stewart, 184. Washington plans to go to Yorktown by way of, 127.
New Orleans, the battle of, 185-198. the events leading to the battle of, 185. foreign in character, 187, 189. the British plan to capture, 187. the expedition sent against, 187. Jackson's headquarters in, 188. Jackson plans for the defense of, 189. the arrival of the riflemen at, 189. Jackson throws up earthworks below, 190. the night attack on the British below, 190. the beginning of the battle below, 192. a description of the battle of, 194-196. the British defeated at, 196. the retreat of the British after the battle of, 197. the sad part of the victory at, 198. Lafayette visits, 206, 208.
New Roof, the, 154.
New York, the city of, 143. Lafayette at, 203, 209. the state of, 142, 149.
Nolichucky River, the, Sevier's home on, 93.
Norfolk, shelled and destroyed by a British fleet, 36.
Norridgewock, Maine, Arnold's army leaves, 23.
North, Lord, receives word of Cornwallis's surrender, 136.
North State, the Old, North Carolina, 36, 37, 91.
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O'Hara, General, sent by Cornwallis to deliver up his sword, 134.
Ohio, the representation of, in Congress, 149.
Ohio River, the, Clark floats down, 6. Lafayette ascends, 206.
Old Dominion, the, Virginia, 215.
Old Hickory's Christmas, 185-198. See New Orleans.
Old Ironsides, 169-184. See Constitution, the frigate. origin of the name, 178.
Old North State, the, North Carolina, 36, 37, 91.
Old State House, the, in Philadelphia, now called Independence Hall, 145.
Orang-outangs, Arnold's men resemble, 30.
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Pakenham, Sir Edward, arrives at New Orleans on Christmas Day, 1814, 191. takes a look at the Americans, 192. killed in the battle of New Orleans, 195.
Palmetto logs, one way of using, 36-49. See Fort Sullivan.
Parker, Sir Peter, arrives at Cape Fear, 37. takes command of the combined British fleets and sails for Charleston, 37. delays his attack on Charleston, 41. attacks Fort Sullivan, 42. the fleet of, defeated, 48.
Pasha of Tripoli, the, 156.
Patriot, our greatest, 62-76. See Washington. spy, the, 50-61. See Hale.
Peace, the treaty of, with Great Britain signed in Paris, France, in September, 1783, 138, 202. the treaty of, with Great Britain in 1814 was signed at Ghent, Belgium, on Christmas eve, 1814, about two weeks before the battle of New Orleans, 198.
Pennsylvania called on for volunteers, 112.
Perry, Commodore, the hero of the battle of Lake Erie, 202.
Petersburg, Lord Cornwallis arrives at, 123.
Philadelphia, the first Continental Congress at, 140. the second Continental Congress at, 140. the Constitution drafted at, in the Old State House, 145. the visit of Lafayette to, 210.
Philadelphia, the frigate, the burning of, 156-168. the events leading to the capture of, 156-159. towed into the harbor of Tripoli, 159. plans made for retaking, 160. Decatur's plan for the retaking of, 161. Decatur starts for the recapture of, 162. the capture and the burning of, 166.
Phillips, Samuel, carries Ferguson's threat to the backwoodsmen, 92.
Pickens, Andrew, a leader in the South, 91. at the battle of Cowpens, 117.
Pinckneys, the two brilliant, Charles and Thomas, of South Carolina, at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Pirates, the, on the African coast, 156, 170.
Pitt, Fort, 5. See the map in Chapter I.
Point Levi, the arrival of Arnold at, 29.
Pompey, Wayne's guide at Stony Point, 84.
Poor Richard's Almanac, a quotation from, 157.
Portland, Maine, Lafayette visits, 206.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, "Old Ironsides" at, 183. Lafayette visits, 206.
Preble, Commodore, in command of our fleet in the Mediterranean, 158, 161, 172. sails for Sicily, 160. the quick temper of, 173.
Prescott, General, captured by Colonel Barton, 143.
Prescott, William, at the battle of Bunker Hill, 213.
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Quebec, an expedition planned against, 20. the "Gibraltar of America," 30. reached by Arnold's expedition, 30. the siege of, 31. the midnight attack on, 32. the siege of, raised, 35. Morgan at, 34, 111, 113.
Quincy, Massachusetts, Lafayette visits, to see John Adams, 209.
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Randolph, Edmund, at the Philadelphia convention, 147. defends the Constitution, 154.
Rappahannock River, the, Washington throws across, 64.
Rawdon, Lord, in South Carolina, 126.
Red Jacket, the Indian chief, meets Lafayette, 204.
Rennie, Colonel, a British commander at the battle of New Orleans, 195.
Representatives in Congress, 149.
Revere, Paul, furnishes the copper used in "Old Ironsides," 172.
Rhode Island, 142, 147. sends no delegates to Philadelphia, 145. the representation of, in Congress, 149. "Old Ironsides" at Newport, 183.
Rutledge, John, Governor, the character of, 40. sends powder to Fort Sullivan, 46. rewards Sergeant Jasper, 48. at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
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St. John's gate at Quebec, 35.
Saratoga, New York, the monument at, 18. Burgoyne defeated at, 114. Morgan at, 114.
Sartigan, Canada, Arnold reaches, 28. Arnold's men arrive at, 29.
Schoolmaster, Hale disguised as a, 56.
Schuyler, General, the statue of, at Saratoga, 18. left the army for a time, 115.
Scotch-Irish in the South, 92, 93.
Senate, the, or upper house of Congress, 148, 155.
Senators in Congress, 149.
Sevier, Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen, 93. uses the county funds to buy supplies for the riflemen, 94. leads the right wing at King's Mountain, 101.
Shannon, the, a British frigate, 174, 175.
Shawnees, the, Clark meets, 10.
Shelby, Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen, 92, 93. leads a column of the riflemen at King's Mountain, 101.
Sherman, Roger, at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Sicily, Commodore Preble sails to, 100.
Siren, the brig, accompanies Decatur to Tripoli, 162, 163.
Slave question, the, in framing the Constitution, 149-151.
South, the, a blow aimed at, by the British, 36. British success in, 90. the patriot leaders in, 91. the brutality of the British in, 91.
South Carolina, overrun by the British, 90. protests against abolishing slavery, 150.
Spy, the patriot, 50-61. See Hale.
Stark, John, defeats the British at Bennington, Vermont, 105. leaves the army for a time, 115.
Stewart, Charles, in command of the frigate Constitution, 182. the death of, 184.
Stony Point, on the Hudson River, the capture of, by Wayne, 77-89. the British capture and fortify, 78. Washington plans to attack, 79. a description of, 79. a description of the fortifications of, 80. the "little Gibraltar," 80. Wayne appointed commander of the expedition against, 80. Wayne's march to, 82. Wayne's plan of attack on, 84. the attack on, 85. the capture of, 86. the capture of, announced to Washington, 88.
Sullivan, Fort, the defense of, 36-49. See Fort Sullivan.
Sumter, Fort, 43.
Sumter, Thomas, General, a leader in the South, 91. still alive in 1824, 203.
Surprise, a midnight, 77-89. See Stony Point.
Sycamore Shoals, 94. the backwoodsmen meet at, 95.
Syracuse, Sicily. Commodore Preble sails to, 160. Decatur sails from, 162.
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Tallmadge, Major, questions Andre, 61.
Tarleton, Colonel, the brutality of, in the South, 91. defeated at Cowpens, 118, 119. and the two young ladies, 120. in the Yorktown campaign, 124.
Teamster, the old, 105-122. See Morgan.
Thaxter, Rev. Joseph, at Bunker Hill, 213.
Thompson, Colonel, and his sharpshooters aid Moultrie, 41, 44.
Tilghman, Colonel, informs Congress of Cornwallis's surrender, 136.
Tompkins, Daniel, Vice President of the United States, entertains Lafayette in 1824, 203.
Tories, the, at "Mother Chick's," 57. in the South, 91, 92, 97, 99, 100, 102.
Trade, free, between the states, 151.
Trenton, New Jersey, the British defeated at, 77.
Tripoli, 156-168, 173, 180, 184.
Trumbull, "The Surrender of Cornwallis" painted by, 133.
Tryon, William, the hated, a British general, 78.
Tunis, 156.
Twelve Mile carrying place, the, 22. Enos reaches the, 23.
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United Colonies, the, 141.
United States, the frigate, commanded by Decatur, 158.
United States of America, the, 154. the Constitution of, 155. See Constitution. the growth of, 202.
University of Virginia, the, Lafayette entertained at, 214.
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Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, Lafayette at, 200. the patriots suffer greatly at, 200.
Vernon, Mount, Washington's home, 68. the slaves at, 70. the hospitality at, 71, 76. Washington retires to, 138. Lafayette's visits to, 202, 211.
Verplanck's Point, on the Hudson River, the British fortify, 78.
Victory, the final, 123-137. See Yorktown campaign.
Ville de Paris, the flagship of De Grasse, 129.
Villere, Major, informs Jackson of the approach of the British, 188.
Vincennes, the hero of, 1-17. See Clark.
Virginia, in the struggle with Great Britain, 2, 5. aids Clark, 3, 5. called on for volunteers, 112. takes the lead in sending delegates to Philadelphia, 145. the University of, Lafayette visits, 214.
Vulture, the, a British war ship at Stony Point, 87.
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Wabash River, the Little, Clark crosses, 12.
Wabash River, the, Clark crosses, 13.
Wagoner, the old, 105-122. See Morgan.
Warner, James, and his wife with Arnold's expedition to Quebec, 22, 26.
Washington, Lafayette received by President Monroe at, 204. Lafayette's farewell dinner at, 215.
Washington, George, in the Revolution, 2. takes command of the patriots at Cambridge, Massachusetts, 19. meets Benedict Arnold, 19. confers with his officers at the Murray mansion, 50. gives Hale his orders, 53. informed of Hale's execution, 61. our greatest patriot, 62-76. the personal appearance of, 63. the strength of, 64. likes dancing, 65. eats simple food, 66. fond of fine clothes, 66. a fine horseman, 67. methodical in business, 68. owns much land, 69, 70. dislikes slaves, 70. the generosity of, 71. attends the meeting at Newburgh, New York, 72. the appearance of, on his first visit to Congress, described by an eyewitness, 73. the formal receptions of, 74. the state dinners of, 75. the greatness of, 76. a hard nut to crack, says General Clinton, 77. plans an attack on Stony Point, 79, 81. visits Stony Point, 88. famous men gathered about, in the siege of Boston, 105. meets Daniel Morgan, 112. in the Yorktown campaign, 123-136. bids farewell to his generals, 138. retires to Mount Vernon, 138. the "legacy" of, to the American people, 140. works at the problem of our national existence, 143. attends the Philadelphia convention, 145. made president of the Philadelphia convention, 147. holds the Philadelphia convention to its duty, 148. signs the Constitution, 152. the first President of the United States, 155. Lafayette serves under, 200. Lafayette visits, at Mount Vernon, 202. tomb of, at Mount Vernon, 211.
Washington, William, at the battle of Cowpens, 117-119. in a hand to hand fight with Tarleton, 120. "knows how to make his mark," 120.
Wayne, Anthony, the personal appearance of, 80. chosen to attack Stony Point, 80. at Germantown and at Monmouth, 82. the march of, to Stony Point, 82. reads his order of battle at Stony Point, 83. writes to a friend at Philadelphia, 83. leads the attack on Stony Point, 85. wounded in the head, 86. captures the fort, 87. writes a letter to Washington, 88. in the Yorktown campaign, 121, 124.
Webster, Daniel, speaks at the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument, 214.
Wellington, the Duke of, a British general, 186. called the "Iron Duke," 187.
West Point, the Americans at, 78, 125. Washington's headquarters at, 127.
Wilson, James, the learned lawyer, at the Philadelphia convention, 146.
Winchester, Virginia, 108.
Wolfe captures Quebec in 1759, 30.
Worcester, Massachusetts, Lafayette visits, 206.
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Yorktown, the monument at, 137. the visit of Lafayette to, 207.
Yorktown campaign, the, 123-137. the state of affairs in the South before, 123. the first move of Cornwallis in, 124. made possible by the aid of a French fleet, 125. planned by Washington, 126. Washington's first move in, 128. the Continental and French troops march to take part in, 128. Clinton awakens to the importance of, 130. De Grasse aids in, with a large fleet, 130. the siege in, 132. Cornwallis surrenders in, 134. the effect of the victory in, upon King George and his ministers, 136, 137.
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