A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . ry and navalstores fell into the hands of the Americans. VII. So closely were the British troops at Boston hemmedin by the provincials, that the place began to experience theprivations of a besieged city. The timely arrival of re-enforce-nients from England, under Generals Howe, Burgoyne, and SirHenry Clinton, enabled Gage to act with more decision; andthat commander issued a proclamation, in Avhich he declaredall Americans in arms to be rebels and tr
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . ry and navalstores fell into the hands of the Americans. VII. So closely were the British troops at Boston hemmedin by the provincials, that the place began to experience theprivations of a besieged city. The timely arrival of re-enforce-nients from England, under Generals Howe, Burgoyne, and SirHenry Clinton, enabled Gage to act with more decision; andthat commander issued a proclamation, in Avhich he declaredall Americans in arms to be rebels and traitors, but otieredpardon to those who should return to their allegiance. Tothis offer two exceptions weremade — John Hancock* andSamuel Adams f—their offencesbeing pronounced too great toadmit of pardon. VIII. The Americans, antici-pating that the British had de-signs against the country be-yond Charlestown, determinedto seize and fortify the heightscommanding the neck of thepeninsula. Accordingly, on the evening of the 16th of June,Colonel Prescott was sent Avith a detachment of one thou-sand men to execute this perilous JOHN HANCOCK. * John Hancock was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1737. In 1775 he was elected President of theContinental Congress, and in 1776 he signed the Declaration of Independence. He died in Quincy, in 1793. t Samuel Adams was born in Boston, in 17ii. He and John Adams were related, having the samegreat-grandfather, malcing them second cousins. He was one of the signers of the Declaration of Inde-pendence. His death occurred in Boston, in 1803. VI. Questions.—IT. Give an account of the capture of Ticonderoga and CrownPoint. IS. How are these two places situated ? (See map, p. 85.) VII. 19. What is said of the condition of the British troops in Boston? 20. Bywliont was Gage joined from England? 21. W^hat is said of a proclamation? were excluded from the offer in the proclamation ? 23. Why were they ex-cluded? VTII. 24. On wha
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