. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. ebec Act, prevented the provincials from securing aid fromthe Canadians. Had Congress recognized at the very first, the folly of perpetuatingreligious bigotry, and welcomed the Canadians with them to a commonbirthright of liberty, there is no doubt that an alliance might have beenperfected and the English been driven from the continent. They saw,when too late, their mistat 3. 35. Evacuation of Boston, (March 17, 177G).— Washington having re-r^^ ~^- ^ solved to force General Gage to fight or flee,sent a force by nig
. Sadlier's excelsior studies in the history of the United States, for schools. ebec Act, prevented the provincials from securing aid fromthe Canadians. Had Congress recognized at the very first, the folly of perpetuatingreligious bigotry, and welcomed the Canadians with them to a commonbirthright of liberty, there is no doubt that an alliance might have beenperfected and the English been driven from the continent. They saw,when too late, their mistat 3. 35. Evacuation of Boston, (March 17, 177G).— Washington having re-r^^ ~^- ^ solved to force General Gage to fight or flee,sent a force by nightto fortify DorchesterHeights. In the morn-ing, the English wereonce more astonished byseeing in trenchmentswhich overlooked thecity. General Howe,who was then in com-mand, remembering thelesson of Bunker Hill,filially decided to leave, and accordingly set sail for Halifaxwith his army, fleet, and many loyalists. The next day,Washington entered Boston amid great rejoicing. Foreleven months, the inhabitants had endured the horrors of asiege and the insolence of the enemy.*. EVACUATION OP BOSTON. * The boys of Boston were wont to amuse themselves in winter, by building enow-houses, and by skating on a pond in the Common. The soldiers having disturbedthera in their sports, complaints were made to the inferior officers, who only ridiculedtheir petition. At last a number of the largest boys waited on General Gage. What! said Gage, ?have your fathers sent you here to exhibit the rebellion theyhave been teaching you / Nobody sent us^ answered the leader, with flashing eye^ DECLARATIOK OF INDEPENDENCE. 183 26. Attack on Fort Moultrie, (June 28).—Earlyin the summer, a British fleet appeared off Charleston Har-bor, and opened fire on Fort Moultrie.* Meanwhile, GeneralClinton, who commanded the British land troops, tried toattack the fort in the rear, but the fire of the southern rifle-men was too severe. The fleet was at last so badly shatteredthat it withdrew and sailed for New Yor
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