The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . allingall slaves and indentured whiteservants to take arms against thecolonists. The only result was toenrage the colonists. Hearing thatNorth Carolina minutemen *mereabout to march on Norfolk, Dunmorebuilt a fort at Elizabeth River andestablished a force of the kingstroops to hold it. This added tothe intense hatred for Dunmore tosuch an extent that a body ofVirginia minutemen pounced upon the fort, killed about sixtytroops, and put the rest to flight—all without the loss of aminuteman. Lord Dunmore then escaped to the Brit
The making of the American nation; a history for elementary schools . allingall slaves and indentured whiteservants to take arms against thecolonists. The only result was toenrage the colonists. Hearing thatNorth Carolina minutemen *mereabout to march on Norfolk, Dunmorebuilt a fort at Elizabeth River andestablished a force of the kingstroops to hold it. This added tothe intense hatred for Dunmore tosuch an extent that a body ofVirginia minutemen pounced upon the fort, killed about sixtytroops, and put the rest to flight—all without the loss of aminuteman. Lord Dunmore then escaped to the British warship New Years Day, 1776, he entered the port of Norfolk, turnedthe Liverpools guns upon the city, and soon had it in flames. Itwas a wanton act, for Norfolk had been loyal to the king up tothat time. After that event there was no question as to theattitude of Virginia. Some six months later Dunmore was drivenout of the state. The Attack on Charleston. 1776. — Sir Henry Clinton hadsailed south from Massachusetts with two thousand men, and in. The Rattlesnake Flag, car-ried BY Virginia Minutemen. 148 THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN NATION May, 1776, his fleet was strengthened by the ships and troopsfrom Great Britain. The force was then thought to be strongenough to attempt a landing at Charleston. The colonists underColonel Moultrie had built a fort of palmetto trunks and sand atSullivans Island, a point which commanded the harbor. Througha piece of stupidity, the British troops were landed in a swampwhere they were helpless and the fire from their ships was harm-less. When the fight of ten hours was over, the British shipswere so badly battered that only one of the ten ships was fit forservice. Ships and troops thereupon returned to New York. The Demand for Independence. — From the very beginning of thetrouble about taxation, a few of the leading colonists had advo-cated separation from the mother country. There was no appar-ent desire, however, among the
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