A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . ingTiconderoga and other forts onthe northern frontier, upon hear-ing of Burgoynes surrender, aban-doned their posts and fled to Can- , and Clintons expedition returned to New York. XVIIT. The all-important successes of Gates* at BemisHeights and Saratoga formed an unsatisfactory contrast withBrandywine and Germantown, and served the purpose of afaction, subsequently known as Conways Cabal, who werelaboring in secret to undermine th
A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States . ingTiconderoga and other forts onthe northern frontier, upon hear-ing of Burgoynes surrender, aban-doned their posts and fled to Can- , and Clintons expedition returned to New York. XVIIT. The all-important successes of Gates* at BemisHeights and Saratoga formed an unsatisfactory contrast withBrandywine and Germantown, and served the purpose of afaction, subsequently known as Conways Cabal, who werelaboring in secret to undermine the popularity of leading conspirator, the one from whom the cabal de-rived its name, was Thomas Conway, who had come fromEurope with a military reputation, and been appointed amajor-general in the American army. • Horatio Gates was b.^-n in in 1T?S. He was an officer in Urnddock-s expedition in 1755and was severe! v wounded in the e ot the After the Revolutionary V\^ar, he r^aideVo?,„„ ..f„,. „.,..... 1,. .^.,... ,„ v,rg,u>a, until 17i,U. He then removed to New York, where he died i. XVII. QiTESTioNS.—72. What Sir Henry Clinton done in tbo mean time? 73. How were tlie two forts, Clinton and Montgomery, situated ? (See map, p. .) 74. What expedition did he send? 75. What effect did Biirgoynes surrender haveupon the expedition, and the British troops on Lake Champlain ? XVIII. 76. What invidious contrast was made ? 77. What is said of the cabaland the leading conspirators ? 152 AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 1777. XIX. A knowledge of this intrigue coining toWashington, his despondency, occasioned by the dis-tresses at Valley Forge, was very ranch augmented, but duringthe trying season he comported himself with dignity ; andtime fully vindicated the wisdom of Congress in electing himto be the commander-in-chief of the army. XX. In November, 1777, Articles of Confederationfor the government of the United States were adopted byCo
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