A history of the United States for schools . , 29. 2. Steuben as a drillmaster, 53-56. 3. Lees treachery at Monmouth, 59-71. 4. A remarkable Mohawk, 82-85. 5. The massacre at Wyoming, 85-89. 6. The wilderness beyond the Alleghanies, 94-96. 7. Clarks conquest of the northwestern territory, 104-108. 8. Paul Jones and the Bon Homme Richard, 121-130. 9. Sumter and Marion, 183, 184. 10. Evils of the paper currency, 197-200. 11. The treason of Arnold, and its exposure, 215-239. 12. The sad condition of the army in 1780, 239-243. 13. The victory of Kings Mountain, 244-248. 14. Greenes superb strategy
A history of the United States for schools . , 29. 2. Steuben as a drillmaster, 53-56. 3. Lees treachery at Monmouth, 59-71. 4. A remarkable Mohawk, 82-85. 5. The massacre at Wyoming, 85-89. 6. The wilderness beyond the Alleghanies, 94-96. 7. Clarks conquest of the northwestern territory, 104-108. 8. Paul Jones and the Bon Homme Richard, 121-130. 9. Sumter and Marion, 183, 184. 10. Evils of the paper currency, 197-200. 11. The treason of Arnold, and its exposure, 215-239. 12. The sad condition of the army in 1780, 239-243. 13. The victory of Kings Mountain, 244-248. 14. Greenes superb strategy, 250-268. 15. Washingtons audacious scheme, 273-278. 16. The end at Yorktown, 278-283. 17. The news in the United States and England, 285, 286. CHAPTER XII. THE CRITICAL PERIOD. 1783-1789, 101. Drifting toward Anarchy. When Lord North,at his office in London, heard the dismal news from Vir-ginia, he walked up and down the room, wringing hishands and crying, O God, it is all over! Yorktownwas indeed decisive. In the course of the winter the. MOUNT VERNON. British lost Georgia. The embers of Indian warfareTreaty of Still smouldcrcd ou the border, but the greatPans. War for Independence was really at an end. The treaty of peace was finally signed at Paris, Septem- § loi. THE CRITICAL PERIOD. 247 bcr 3, 1783. On November 25, the British troops sailedaway from New York, and Washington resigned hiscommission and went home to Mount Vernon in time tospend Christmas there. By the treaty — which was negotiated on our part byBenjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams—theindependent United States extended from the Atlanticcoast to the Mississippi River. Florida (which thenincluded parts of Alabama and Mississippi) was givenback by Great Britain to Spain; and Spain continuedto hold the Louisiana territory. Peace was far from bringing safety and contentmentto the United States. The same difficulty which had ledto the Revolutionary War — want of a national govern-ment — still exist
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