A Short History of the United States for School Use Part 18

British territory bounded the United States on the north and the northeast.

QUESTIONS AND TOPICS

CHAPTER 14

---- 134-136.--_a_. Compare the advantages of the British and the Americans. Which side had the greater advantages?

_b_. Explain the influence of geographical surroundings upon the war.

_c_. Why were there so many loyalists?

---- 137-139.--_a_. Mold or draw a map of Boston and vicinity and explain by it the important points of the siege.

_b_. Who won the battle of Bunker Hill? What were the effects of the battle upon the Americans? Upon the British?

_c_. Why was Was.h.i.+ngton appointed to chief command?

_d_. What were the effects of the seizure of Ticonderoga on the siege of Boston?

---- 140, 141.--_a_. Why did Congress determine to attack Canada? _b_.

Follow the routes of the two invading armies. What was the result of the expedition?

_c_. Describe the harbor of Charleston. Why did the British attack at this point?

_d_. What was the result of this expedition?

---- 142, 143.--_a_. What advantage would the occupation of New York give the British?

_b_. Describe the Long Island campaign.

_c_. Why did Congress give Was.h.i.+ngton sole direction of the war? Who had directed the war before?

---- 144, 145.--_a_. Describe the battle of Trenton. Why is it memorable?

_b_. Who were the Hessians?

_c_. At the close of January, 1777, what places were held by the British?

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----146, 147.--_a_. What had been the feeling of most of the colonists toward England? Why had this feeling changed?

_b_. Why was Jefferson asked to write the Declaration?

_c_. What great change was made by Congress in the Declaration? Why?

_d_. What truths are declared to be self-evident? Are they still self-evident?

_e_. What is declared to be the basis of government? Is it still the basis of government?

_f_. When was the Declaration adopted? When signed?

---- 148, 149.--_a_. Describe Howe's campaign of 1777.

_b_. What valuable work was done at Valley Forge?

---- 150-153.--_a_. What was the object of Burgoyne's campaign? Was the plan a wise one from the British point of view?

_b_. What do you think of the justice of removing Schuyler?

_c_. How did the battle of Bennington affect the campaign? What was the effect of St. Leger's retreat to Canada?

_d_. Describe Arnold's part in the battles near Saratoga.

---- 154, 155.--_a_. What was the effect of Burgoyne's surrender on Great Britain? On France? On America?

_b_. What were the results of the French alliance?

_c_. Describe the battle of Monmouth. Who was Charles Lee?

-- 156.--_a_. Describe Clark's expedition and mark on a map the places named. _b_. How did this expedition affect the later growth of the United States?

-- 157.--_a_. Describe Arnold's career as a soldier to 1778. _b_. What is treason? _c_. Was there the least injustice in the treatment of Andre?

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---- 158, 159.--_a_. Why was the scene of action transferred to the South?

_b_. What places were captured? _c_. Compare the British and American armies at Camden. What was the result of this battle?

---- 160-163.--_a_. Describe the battle of King's Mountain. _b_. What was the result of the battle of the Cowpens? _c_. Follow the retreat of the Americans across North Carolina. What events showed Greene's foresight?

_d_. What were the results of the battle of Guilford? _e_. Compare the outlook for the Americans in 1781 with that of 1780.

---- 164-166. _a_. How did the British army get to Yorktown? _b_. Describe the gathering of the Allied Forces. _c_. Describe the surrender and note its effects on America, France, and Great Britain.

-- 167.--_a_. Where were the negotiations for peace carried on? _b_. Mark on a map the original territory of the United States. _c_. How did Spain get the Floridas?

General Questions

_a_. When did the Revolution begin? When did it end?

_b_. Were the colonies independent when the Declaration of Independence was adopted?

_c_. Select any campaign and discuss its objects, plan, the leading battles, and the results.