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as also by General Sullivan, on Rhode Island: though, in return, they 

 took Savannah. In 1779, Stoney Point was taken from them by 

 General Wayne : but in 1780, they took Charleston ; and defeated 

 General Gates, at Camden, South Carolina. They were partially 

 defeated at King's Mountain; and in 1781, at Cowpens, by General 

 Morgan ; but were more successful at Guilford, and in the second 

 battle at Camden. They were again defeated by General Greene, at 

 Eutaw Springs, South Carolina ; and finally, being besieged at 

 Yorktown, their army under Lord Cornwallis, surrendered to Wash- 

 ington, aided by La Fayette, and our French allies, under Count 

 Rochambeau, in 1781. The British evacuated New York, soon after 

 the peace of Paris, in 1783, by which Great Britain acknowledged 

 the independence of the United States. 



Of the framing of the Constitution, and its adoption in 1788, we 

 have already spoken, (p. 111). General Washington was chosen 

 the first president of the United States ; and the first Constitutional 

 Congress met in New York city, in 1789. From this period, the 

 country flourished ; and the settlements extended rapidly, west of the 

 Alleghany mountains ; notwithstanding the Indian Wars, in that 

 quarter. The bloodiest of these wars, was that with the Miamis : 

 who defeated General Harmer, in 1790 ; and General St. Glair, in 

 1791 ; but were subdued by General Wayne, in 1794. Michigan, 

 had been settled by the French, at Detroit, in 1670; Illinois, in 

 1683 ; and Indiana, in 1690. Tennessee, was settled, at Fort Lou- 

 don, in 1757 ; Kentucky, by Daniel Boon, in 1775 ; and Ohio, by 

 New England emigrants, in 1788. Alabama, was first settled by 

 the French, in 1702; and Mississippi, by them, in 1716; but both 

 states were afterwards held by the English, as a part of Georgia. In 

 1800, under the presidency of John Adams, the city of Washington 

 was made the capital of the United States. In 1803, under the 

 presidency of Thomas Jefferson, the region called Louisiana was 

 purchased of France, for $15,000,000. The state of Louisiana, 

 was first settled by the French, in 1699; and New Orleans founded 

 in 1717. .Arkansas, was settled by them, in 1685; and Missouri, 

 in 1763. 



Under the presidency of James Madison, the British aggressions on 

 our commerce, caused the declaration of War against Great Britain, 

 in 1812. That year saw the surrender of Detroit, and the repulse of 

 our troops at Queenstown ; but it saw also the capture of the British 

 frigates Guerriere, by Capt. Hull ; Macedonian, by Decatur ; and 

 Java, by Bainbridge. In 1813, the Americans were defeated at the 

 River Raisin, but they took Fort York, and Port George, U. C. 

 They lost the frigate Chesapeake ; but Commodore Perry captured 

 the British fleet on Lake Erie. The northern Indians, taking part 

 with the British, were defeated by General Harrison ; and the Creek 

 Indians by General Jackson, and others. In 1814, the British were 

 defeated by General Brown, at Chippewa, and Bridge water ; re- 

 pulsed, at North Point, where they landed to attack Baltimore ; and 

 defeated at Plattsburg, by General Macomb. They took the frigate 

 Essex; but lost their fleet on Lake Champlain, which was captured 

 by Macdonough. In 1815, General Jackson defeated the British at 



