. American history:. 4. ^Late in the same year a more important enterprise,the conquest of Canada, was undertaken by the people ofNew England and New York acting in concert. An ar-mament, designed for the reduction of Quebec, was equip-ped by Massachusetts, and the command of it given toSir William Phipps ; while a land expedition was to pro-ceed from New York against Montreal. The fleet pro-ceeded up the St. Lawrence, and appeared before Quebecabout the middle of October; but the land troops of NewYork having returned,f Quebec had been strengthened byall tlie French forces, and now bade defia
. American history:. 4. ^Late in the same year a more important enterprise,the conquest of Canada, was undertaken by the people ofNew England and New York acting in concert. An ar-mament, designed for the reduction of Quebec, was equip-ped by Massachusetts, and the command of it given toSir William Phipps ; while a land expedition was to pro-ceed from New York against Montreal. The fleet pro-ceeded up the St. Lawrence, and appeared before Quebecabout the middle of October; but the land troops of NewYork having returned,f Quebec had been strengthened byall tlie French forces, and now bade defiance to the fleet,which soon returned to Boston. ^This expedition impos-ed a heavy debt upon Massachusetts, and, for the paymentof troops, bills of credit were issued •—the first emissionof the kind in the American colonies. 5. ■Soon after the return of Sir William Phipps fromthis expedition, he was sent to England to request assist-ance in the farther prosecution of the war, and likewise VIC. OF FORT. VICINITY OF
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