. Bill Nye's history of the United States. BOSTON TEA-PARTY, I773. Those opposed to royalty were termed Whigs,those in favor were called Tories. Now they arecalled Chappies or Authors. On the 5th of September, 1774, the first Con-tinental Congress assembled at Philadelphia andwas entertained by the Clover Club. Congress THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 147 acted slowly even then, and after considerabledelay resolved that the conduct of Great Britainwas, under the circumstances, uncalled for. Italso voted to hold no intercourse with GreatBritain, and decided not to visit Shakespearesgrave unless the moth
. Bill Nye's history of the United States. BOSTON TEA-PARTY, I773. Those opposed to royalty were termed Whigs,those in favor were called Tories. Now they arecalled Chappies or Authors. On the 5th of September, 1774, the first Con-tinental Congress assembled at Philadelphia andwas entertained by the Clover Club. Congress THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR. 147 acted slowly even then, and after considerabledelay resolved that the conduct of Great Britainwas, under the circumstances, uncalled for. Italso voted to hold no intercourse with GreatBritain, and decided not to visit Shakespearesgrave unless the mother-country should 1775, on the 19th of April, General Gage. BOSTON TEA-PARTY, l8 sent out troops to see about some military storesat Concord, but at Lexington he met with a com-pany of minute-men gathering on the villagegreen. Major Pitcairn, who was in command ofthe Tommies, rode up to the minute-men, and,drawing his bright new Sheffield sword, exclaimed, Disperse, you rebels ! throw down your armsand disperse ! or some such remark as Americans hated to do that, so they did 148 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. not. In the skirmish that ensued, seven of theirnumber were killed. Thus opened the Revolutionary War,—a con-test which but for the earnestness and irritabilityof the Americans would have been extremelybrief. It showed the relative difference betweenthe fighting qualities of soldiers who fight for twopounds ten shillings per month and those whofight because they have lost their temper. The regulars destroyed the stores, but on theway home they found every rock-pile hid an old-fashioned gun and minute-man. This shows thatthere mu
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