. . of eight weeks, the congressdissolved themselves, after recommending that anothershould be held the next year. Although the resolutionsof congress possessed no legal force, yet they were morefaithfully observed than the laws of the best regulatedstate. The Americans now began to train themselvesto the use of arms, and made vigorous exertions to sus-tain themselves in the coming conflict. 337. What is said of the First Continental Congress ? Whatdid they do 1 Were their resolutions observed 1 What didGreat Britain do, on the news
. . of eight weeks, the congressdissolved themselves, after recommending that anothershould be held the next year. Although the resolutionsof congress possessed no legal force, yet they were morefaithfully observed than the laws of the best regulatedstate. The Americans now began to train themselvesto the use of arms, and made vigorous exertions to sus-tain themselves in the coming conflict. 337. What is said of the First Continental Congress ? Whatdid they do 1 Were their resolutions observed 1 What didGreat Britain do, on the news of these proceedings 1 232 MODERN HISTORY. When the news of these proceedir gs reached GreatBritain, Mr. Pitt (Lord Chatham) adv(.»cated the Ameri-can cause in the British parliament, and endeavored toeffect a reconciliation ; but his efforts were in vain—parliament declared 3. rebellion existed in the beginning of 1775, the army in Boston was in-creased to 10,000 men, which number was deemed sufficient to reduce the colonies to British troops firing on the Americans, at Lexington. 838. Skirmish at Lexington. The Americans havini^deposited a considerable quantity of stores at Concord,about 18 miles from Boston, General Gage, who com-manded the British forces at Boston, sent a force of 800men in order to destroy them. On the evening of the18th of April, at 10 oclock, the British troops with cjreatsecrecy commenced their march for Concord. Theywere, however, discovered, and the alarm was rapidlyspread by church bells and signal guns. When theBritish troops arrived at Lexington, they found about 70of the militia assembled near the meeting-house. MajorPitcairn, of the British troops, rode up to them and called 338. What is said respecting the American stores at Con-cord ? Relate what took place at Lexington. MODERN HISTORY. 233 out, Disperse you rebels ; throw down your arms anddisperse.^^ Not being obeyed he discharged his pistol,and ordered his me
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