Part 20 (2/2)

MODES OF TRAVEL.

WAs.h.i.+NGTON'S WORKING HABITS.

APPOINTED COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE AMERICAN TROOPS.

GENERAL WAs.h.i.+NGTON AND HIS ARMY.

THE BRITISH DRIVEN FROM BOSTON.

WAs.h.i.+NGTON GOES TO NEW YORK.

BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND.

WAs.h.i.+NGTON'S ESCAPE FROM LONG ISLAND.

THE TRAITOR LEE DISOBEYS WAs.h.i.+NGTON.

WAs.h.i.+NGTON RETREATS ACROSS NEW JERSEY.

A GLOOMY OUTLOOK.

A TERRIBLE NIGHT FOLLOWED BY A GLORIOUS VICTORY.

THE BRITISH PLANS IN 1777.

GENERAL HOWE FAILS TO DO HIS PART.

BURGOYNE'S SURRENDER; AID FROM FRANCE.

WAs.h.i.+NGTON AT VALLEY FORGE.

THE SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS; TREATY OF PEACE.

WAs.h.i.+NGTON AS PRESIDENT.

TO THE PUPIL

1. By all means make constant use of your map.

2. Write on the following topics: the plantation, the planter's mansion, Virginia hospitality, modes of travel.

3. What was Was.h.i.+ngton's favorite motto? What were his working habits?

4. Describe Was.h.i.+ngton at the time when he took command of the army. What was the condition of this army?

5. Tell about Was.h.i.+ngton's troubles and his retreat across New Jersey?

6. Imagine yourself one of Was.h.i.+ngton's soldiers on the night of the march against the Hessians at Trenton, and relate your experiences. Try to form vivid pictures before you tell the story.

7. What were the British plans for 1777, and in what way did General Howe blunder in carrying out his part?

8. Describe the sufferings of the soldiers at Valley Forge.

9. Give a short account of Was.h.i.+ngton.

10. What were the leading causes of the Revolution? Its most striking result?

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