Agreeably to what command?

Where did Parliament wish persons to be sent for trial, who should be accused of treason in Ms.?

How did the Americans regard this measure?

What spirited resolutions were passed by the Va. assembly on that occasion?

How did Gov. Botetourt punish them?

What two colonies appear to have been most forward and decided in resisting British tyranny? Ms. and Va.

What horrible scene was exhibited in Boston, March 5, 1770 ? By whom?

Commander of these soldiers? How many were killed and wounded? Five killed and six wounded.

What is this affray often called? Boston Massacre.

How many days before, did the quarrel commence ? Effect upon the town? General cry raised? Whose promise prevented a more dreadful scene of blood? What was immediately done with the soldiers?

Of what, were two of them convicted upon trial?

Meaning of manslaughter? To what, did the event give occasion?

Effect of these addresses? Where was the Gaspee burnt? - Why?

Why was no one punished for

What was the determination of the colonists, when the Company were about sending tea to this country?

In what year, was the tea sent to this country? In 1773.

What was done with the cargoes, sent to N. Y. and Philad. ? What was done with the tea sent to Charleston, S. C.?

How were the people affected, when the tea arrived at Boston?

What was the tea called in a notification there? The worst of plagues.

What was done with the tea at Boston? - How many chests? 342.

By how many persons? About

70 or 80.

In how many parties? Three. How dressed? One or two parties were disguised like Indians. Where was the tea? At Griffin's wharf, now Liverpool's wharf, in the south part of the town.

In how many vessels? Three. Why was no opposition made to those who destroyed the tea? They were guarded by a multitude of spectators.

What effect upon the Parliament, had the destruction of the tea? What bill did they pass by way of revenge?

What injury to Boston, was the Port Bill? It stopped their trade, and soon reduced the people to great sufferings.

What were those suffering Bos tonians styled? Living martyrs of liberty, and the generous defenders of the rights of man.

How were they in some measure relieved? By liberal contributions from various parts of the country

Of what, did Parliament consider Boston as the chief seat? What did a second bill essentially change?

Upon what, did it make the council, &c. dependent?

Where did a third bill authorize

the Gov. to send a person indicted for a capital offence, for trial? Meaning of indicted? -of cap

ital offence?

What resolution did the Bostonians wish all the colonies to adopt?

What did they think it would prove?

How did the Assembly of Va. express their sympathy with the Bostonians?

Party names introduced, about this time?

Meaning of Whig ?-of Tory? In what year, was the Boston Port Bill?

In what year, was the destruction of the tea?

How many letters are there in the word tea? - in port?

In what year was convened the second Colonial Congress? Where?

What mouth?

What did this congress particularly recommend to their constit. uents, just before their dissolution? Another congress.

On what condition? That their grievances were not redressed.

By whom, were their resolutions highly approved? The colonies.

What colonial assembly was the only one, which withheld its appro bation from these resolves? That of N. Y.

What reason does Dr. Ramsay assign for this? Their metropolis had long been head-quarters of the British army in the colonies; and many of their best families were connected with people of influence in Great Britain.

Who ordered the General Assembly to convene Oct. 5, 1774?

Into what body, did they there form themselves? A Provincial Congress.

To what place, did the Provincial Congress immediately adjourn?

Whom did they choose president at Concord?

To what place, did they adjourn from Concord?

For what most important object, did they form a plan?

For what purpose, did they choose the Committee of Safety? To call out and employ the militia to protect the country. Meaning of militia?

For what purposes, did they appoint the Committee of Supplies? To equip and support the militia, if called out, and to secure the public stores, that had not been seized by Gov. Gage.

In what month, did this Provincial Congress meet again? How many soldiers did they determine to have in readiness for any emergency?

† NOTE Z.

Leslie and Barnard. Though the first scene of our evolutionary tragedy opened at Lexington, it would doubtless have previously opened at another place, but for the magnanimous efforts of a worthy messenger of peace.

At this period, Gov. Gage on the one hand, and the leading patriots of Ms. on the other, were exerting their utmost efforts, to prepare for war. For this object, the latter had deposited some military stores at Salem. These Gov. Gage was desirous to snatch from the hands of the provincials. For

Where opened the first scene of our Revolutionary Tragedy?

Where had it seemed very likely to open a few weeks before? t

this purpose, near the close of Feb. '75 he employed Col. Leslie with 140 soldiers. Having landed at Marblehead, this party proceeded to Salem. Not finding the stores at Salem, Leslie was led to conclude, they had been removed to Danvers. Eager to execute his orders, he immediately marched for Danvers. His progress, however was arrested at the draw-bridge on the confines of these two towns. There he found a multitude of citizens, and looking across the bridge, discovered Col. Timothy Pickering with 30 or 40 soldiers, who had taken up the draw. Leslie ordered them to put it down; but

they refused, declaring it to be a private road, by which, he had no authority to demand a pass. Perceiving a gondola on the bank, he determined to send over a number of his men. But scarcely was it afloat, when the people scuttled it with their axes. And now there was the utmost danger of instant hostility. At this awful moment, the calm and magnanimous prudence of the Rev. Thomas Barnard interposed. He endeavored to moderate the fury of the British soldiers, by stating to them the folly of attempting to oppose the multitudes, that were flocking together from every direction. It is Indeed reported, that he proceeded most solemnly to address them in substance as follows:-"I am well acquainted with the feelings and the spirit of my countrymen. Their minds are highly exasperated. Should you attack them here, or insist upon passing the bridge to execute your orders, I nave reason to believe, that not a man of you would return alive." To calm the rage of the citizens, he insisted, that at so late an hour, the intended object of this expedition was impracticable. Others seconded the pacific counsels of Barnard; and the fury of both parties was so restrained, that, though they continued at the bridge an hour and a half no violence was

perpetrated upon any person, except that some of the people were a little goaded by British bayonets. Leslie did insist, however, that he must pass the bridge that it would bring an indelible stain upon his honor, to return without this formality. Having pledged his honor, that he would march but 30 rods beyond the bridge, and then peaceably return, the draw was put down, and he was permitted to pass. This he accordingly did, while Col. Pickering, with his 40 brave men, faced the king's troops

at the line, that had been marked out. Leslie returned agreeably to his promise, and soon embarked for Boston.

It seems to be matter of special thankfulness, that Mr. Barnard, (afterwards Dr. Barnard) was thus enabled to stay the scourge of war for more than seven weeks. Bloodshed was not only prevented; but there is some reason to fear, that if hostilities had commenced on that occasion, it would have been less honorable to us and to the cause of freedom, than it was at Lexing

ton.

Dr. Barnard was then about 30 years old. He died at Salem in a good old age, about 40 years after, having long rejoiced in the inde pendence, freedom and prosperity of his country.

How many of the militia did they meet at Lexington? Who addressed them? What did Pitcairn say to them? What did he then do? How many were killed upon the spot?

To what place, did the British then proceed?

Which way is Concord from Lexington?-from Lynn?

How far is Concord from Lexington? Six miles.

At what time, did the British arrive at Concord? About 7 in the morning.

Conduct of 150 militia, that were collected at Concord? They retired at the approach of numbers so superior.

What did the British then destroy?

Why were very few stores found? great part had been removed.

Issue of a skirmish, that ensued? A considerable number were killed on both sides, and the British were compelled to retreat.

What was their retreat to Lexington? A hurried and distressing flight.

By whom, were they driven? By thousands of the militia, who rushed in from every direction.

Who probably prevented their being wholly cut off or captured, at Lexington?

Number of men under Lord Per

How did Percy's reinforcement receive the poor, exhausted fugitives? Into a hollow square, into which they had formed themselves.

Conduct of these fugitives, when they found themselves thus guarded? They threw themselves upon the ground with their tongues extending from their mouths, like dogs after a chase.

By what means, were the militia kept at a distance? By the two field pieces of Percy.

What acts of devastation, did the British commit, on their retreat to Charlestown? Plundered and set on fire many of the houses on the road.

Fate of those houses? The flames of most of them were extinguished.

Where did another sharp skirmish take place? A little below the village of West Cambridge.

How many times more did the British lose, than the Americans, during this expedition?

§ With what, did the issue of the expedition to Concord, fill the English officers? Chagrin and morti fication.

What did they call the militia, that had driven the regulars to Boston? "A flock of Yankees."

Effect upon the English, generally? It greatly raised their estimation of American courage, and convinced them, that the struggle would be far more severe and san guinary, than had been supposed.

What soon heightened this effect? The battle of Bunker Hill.

By whom, had the character of the colonists long been much underrated ? +

rated by most of their British brethren. In Jan. 1775, the Americans were held up to abhorrence and ridicule in open parliament. They were represented, as among the most pusillanimous and con