An introductory school history of the United States, arranged on the catechetical plan; to which are added, the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States, with questions and explanations . and hiswai-riors fled. What were the Indiantroubles at the south f In Angust, theCreeks, a tribe ofsouthern Indians, sur-prised Fort Mims, and,without any provoca-tion, massacred nearlythree hundred men,women, and children. What punishment wasinflicted upon the Greeks ?Generals Jackson andCoffee, having marchedinto Alabama, routed them in several battles; and finally, inMarch, 18
An introductory school history of the United States, arranged on the catechetical plan; to which are added, the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States, with questions and explanations . and hiswai-riors fled. What were the Indiantroubles at the south f In Angust, theCreeks, a tribe ofsouthern Indians, sur-prised Fort Mims, and,without any provoca-tion, massacred nearlythree hundred men,women, and children. What punishment wasinflicted upon the Greeks ?Generals Jackson andCoffee, having marchedinto Alabama, routed them in several battles; and finally, inMarch, 1814, defeated them with great slaughter at the Horse-Shoe Bend of the Tallapoosa. Their subjugation was com-plete. What, in the mean time, was transpiring at the north fToward the latter part of April, Gen. Dearborn, the com-mander-in-chief of the army, left Sacketts Harbor, crossedLake Ontario, and proceeded to attack York. Give an account of the tattle. On the 27th the troops landed, led by Gen. Pike, and werecarrying every thing before them, when the enemys magazineexploded, mortally wounding Pike, and making sad havocamong his men. After a moments panic they moved on, andwere soon in possession of the SECOND WAR WITH ENGLAND. 101 What change oftericard took place in the army commanders? Dearborn made a second expedition, capturing Fort George,when he resigned his command, and was succeeded by ^Vhat led to an attack on Sacketts Harbor ? The absence of Dearborn from Sacketts Harbor temptedGen. Prevost to cross the lake to attack the place; but he wasmet. May 29th, by a small body of regulars and some militia,under Gen. Brown, and repulsed. What occurred with a portion of Wilkinsons army ? In passing down the St. Lawrence, Wilkinson landed a de-tachment near Williamsburg to cover the descent of the the 11th of November an encounter took place with theenemy, but the iVmericans were the greater sufferers. What can yau say of the conflicts on the oce
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