A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . y apart of the Jersey troops, who claimed like treatment; butWashington, by vigorous measures, not only quelled thissecond mutiny, but repressed all similar manifestations amongother portions of the army. IV. However much these two demonstrations were regrettedat the time, they produced a quickening and salutary eftectupon Congress. Direct taxes were resorted to, an agent wassent to Europe for aid, the Bank of North America was char-tered, and other e
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . y apart of the Jersey troops, who claimed like treatment; butWashington, by vigorous measures, not only quelled thissecond mutiny, but repressed all similar manifestations amongother portions of the army. IV. However much these two demonstrations were regrettedat the time, they produced a quickening and salutary eftectupon Congress. Direct taxes were resorted to, an agent wassent to Europe for aid, the Bank of North America was char-tered, and other efficient measures were adopted for the support Events of 17S1.—I. Questions.—1. What is said of the mutiny of the Pennsyl-vania troops ? 2. Where and by whom were they overtaken ? II. 3. What did the troops do with the emissaries ? 4. What was finally donewith them ? 5. How was the difficulty witii the troops settled ? III. 6. What is said of the method by which the difficulty with the Pennsylvaniatroops was settled? T. How was that soon shown? 8. How were the Jerseytroons dealt with ? 9. What was the effect ? AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 175. ROBEET MORRIS. of the army and the maintenance of the government. Through the exertions of Robert Morris,* as sii- perintendent of the national treas-ury, and as president of the bank, was Congress mainly enabled to prosecute the war. V. Early in 1781, two months after he had joined the British, Arnold was appointed to the command of an expedition against Virginia. With about twelve hundred men, he sailed up the James River to Richmond, plundered and destroyedpublic and private property there, and all his movements, inevery direction, were marked by ravages and distress. VI. Descending the river, he took post at Portsmouth. Anopportunity for his defeat and capture seeming full of promise,Washington arranged a plan by which troops under Lafay-ette,! co-operating with a French fleet from Rhode Island,were to make the attempt. But the effort fai
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