XIV Contents. CHAPTER VII. THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE. (17761783.) By JOHN A. DOYLE, M.A. PAGE Weakness of the American government 209 Negotiations with France 210 British and American commanders 211 Fighting round New York 212 Trenton, Brandywine, and Germantown 213 Burgoyne's expedition 214 Burgoyne in difficulties 215 Surrender of Saratoga 216 Last efforts at conciliation 217 French fleet off Rhode Island 218 Campaign in the south ....... 219 Paul Jones. Indian raids 220 Clark's campaigns in the Ohio valley 221 Conquest of the Ohio. Siege of Charleston .... 222 Capture of Charleston. War in the Carolinas .... 223 Greene and Cornwallis in Carolina 224 Colonel Ferguson in the West . . . . . . . 225 King's Mountain. Arnold's treason ...... 226 Battle of Cowpens. March of Cornwallis 227 Battle of Guildford 228 Battle of Hobkirk Hill 229 Cornwallis in Virginia 230 Capitulation of Yorktown 231 Recognition of Independence 232 Causes of American success . ... 233-4 CHAPTER VIII. THE CONSTITUTION. (17761789.) By MELVILLE M. BIGELOW. Plan of the chapter 235 The Confederation 236 State constitutions ... 237 Virginia Bill of Rights .238 Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Declarations .... 239 Separation of departments 240 A Council of State 241 Council. Division of legislature . 242 Steps to the Convention of 1787 . 243 The Annapolis Convention ........ 244 Address to the States. Call for a Convention . . . 245 The delegates. Opening of the Convention .... 246 The Randolph and Paterson resolutions 247 Hamilton's plan 248 The resolutions reported. First Randolph resolution . . . 249
