History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume 5

J.B. Alden, 1885

CONTENTS OF THE FIFTH VOLUME	1

Character of Deane Advice of Vergennes read to the king in committee	18

Jay capitulates and attempts to negotiate directly with Shelburne	21

Circumstances favoring America	24

Arrest of André on his return to New York	48

333	53

Strife for mastery on Lake Champlain	60

Lee is called to the North	64

The light literature of France Its queen its king its finances	265

AFTER THE FRENCH ALLIANCE	273

Wyoming Valley The Senccas Butler	279

The constitution of South Carolina Plan to conquer the southern states	289

France and Spain agree to hold the United States in check	304

CHAPTER XXI	317

Congress solicits portraits of the king and queen of France	327

Message of Little David to Haldimand	333

Greene disregards Washingtons orders The consequence	77

Relation of John Adams to Washington and to Gates	82

What Europe expected The British army at New York	88

CHAPTER IX	111

The appointing power The judiciary Appointment of judges	121

Franklin arrives in France Protest of Lord Stormont Reply of Vergennes	127

Opinion of Joseph II French ships sail for America English remonstrance	133

Emigration flows westward Fort on the Mississippi	140

CHAPTER XI	145

CHAPTER XII	156

Jane Maccrea and her assassin Conduct of Schuyler Success of Clinton	164

Advance of Arnold and flight of Indians and SaintLeger	170

Strength of his army	175

Howe crosses the Schuylkill The British take Philadelphia	181

Burgoyne holds a council of war and offers battle	187

Washington attacks the British by surprise	193

Congress and the commissioners	195

The want of a general government keenly felt	199

The committee of states Mode of amending the confederation	205

CHAPTER XIX	209

The suffering American troops build huts for winter at Valley Forge	213

Slaves of Rhode Island emancipated and enlisted Defaulters	219

CHAPTER XVI	226

His reproof of the theft of Arthur Lees papers	240

Offended by Spain Russia asserts neutral rights in every	353

Capture of Savannah Lincoln takes the command in the south	367

The attempt to take Savannah by storm fails	373

Clinton compels South Carolina to persevere for independence	379

25	385

CHAPTER XXVI	391

Cornwallis sequesters even debts due to patriots	395

Retreat of Cornwallis The victories and clemency of Marion	401

Antagonism of Virginia and New England	407

Slavery in South Carolina and Georgia In Massachusetts 1413	414

Decision of its juries	420

Occupation of Newport by the French	426

The rewards of Arnold The humiliation of Clinton	431

A convention of states at Boston propose to invest congress with more	448

THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA TAKE THEIR EQUAL STATION AMONG	459

Rockingham and his friends accept power	469

CHAPTER II	476

His victory over Tarleton at the Cowpens	483

CHAPTER III	489

THE LAST CAMPAIGN OF THE AMERICAN	505

Answer of Franklin Report of Madison	525

Shelburne desires for England peace friendship and commerce with France	565

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Title	History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Volume 5 History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, George Bancroft
Author	George Bancroft
Publisher	J.B. Alden, 1885
Original from	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Digitized	19 Nov 2014

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