Show EIGHTH GRADE HISTORY STORY BY bf IL 5 continued from froin last issue one of the greatest Rr difficulties be fore bogress was hiis that of raising ra lalu money to carry on the wit war paper money was sailed issued lir in 1175 1775 at As the prospects is became less encouraging the bills decreased in value until they became worthless congress Con gresi tried to borrow money in europe bankers were slow alow to lend money ta to the rebellious and besides bes idess congress give no security moat ot of the aid from france was given to lejure her ber old enemy england during daring the war congress succeeded lu in burrow burroww fuz eleven million dollars in ID europe in ml 1781 congress Oon gregs appointed robert mortis morris superintendent of 0 trance prance tie he agreed to take the office on condl condition lion that congress would return to specie payment to ta aid the government the bault bank of 0 north america ica was chartered at philadelphia by congress just after the battle of toe oton washington wrote to morris thail lie amual have bave fifty thousand dollars la in gold or a number ot of men would leave the army morris knew how desperate mutters matters were so co lie be went afung his frienda and raised I 1 ibe he taney after the battle of mo adouth both arliea were comparatively quiet the had taken stony point in 1779 it at the point of the bayonet bi but as ai the americans american could not hold it it was destroyed in the early part of the war benedict benettie dict A arnold was one of alie beit bei t gener els junior officers had bid won bea promoted over him 96 blob made him very jeal bus no was put in command of philadelphia he be was dismissed from i here bero and later washington Nash logton rave gave him command of 0 west point in 1760 1780 was the dari period ot of the war arnold thought the struggle was hopeless so he decided to betray west point in order to complete his plans major andre a british officer was sent to treat with arnold andre was captured and hanged banged but arnold escaped to the british lines after the failures of the british in the new england and middle colonies they turned to the south it had bad buffered little duran the war and the people were not numerous enough to make much resISt resistance congress appointed gates commander of the abe southern army arm he met the britch at camden and though his army wa twice as lage a I 1 bw bat ut of cornwallis hr hi tia MB routed ruu ted art dreue orie was waa seni seat tu to supersede supercede super cede tede gates lie ile b bad ad entered early in the ibe war and was as au beneral re de teat feal at caad caddeo the americans eat car aured a dritch force at kars mountain greene was too weak to attack Curo wallis so be bated 11 was defeated several time hut but the loas was so heavy that b 1181 they held only charleston Char lesion and pavao nah itah cornwallis Coro wallis thinking the british in south carolina CAro llna a matoh match tor for tit tl t army of gleene determined to to virginia and unite with the forces sent from new kew york to lo kep virginia from aiding the carolinas Caroll nas cornwallis Cornwall ls rece received recel ced ired orders to beige some post near dear the sea and fortify it he took yorktown and proceeded to carry out ills orders up to this time the french army bart bad done little 1 in america 1 in 1180 1780 munt count ambean reached newport rande island with six thousand men in the ibe hudsn it to in join ngum clinton the ibe british general was alarmed when he learned a french fleet flee I 1 bad set fall for or america hearlon that the be was the destination of 0 the fleet washington to charge the seat of 0 war to virginia hf a it il bicci 0 o de derevere reverl I 1 lie hie british that washington wits wan a philadelphia before clinton saw the flanger danger the F teach fleet acel reached chesapeake Che speake bay and landed the reinforcements for for lafayette it rep repulsed olied part martof of the daglish and so was waa ablo able to cooperate with w lib the land forces after a edke ol of three geeki cornwallis Cornwall ls surrendered on october 16 19 1781 1781 with all allbri bli force numbering eight and men iuen all felt ell that this vi was as the end or of the war Wash logton returned with his army to his old quarters at newburg oa an the hudson when lord north heard beard the news new he exclaimer exclaim ej 0 god it Is all uter averl his hig ministers tried to 10 continue the war but ut opposition was too great on OB march 20 1782 the ministry latry resigned and geore III w was as forced arced to appoint one oae favorable to makaoi peace it was wag not until december that the king acknowledged united as an independent lade pendent nation before on april 19 1783 the tha of the battle of lexington peace was formally declared OLIVA lenon JENNO N 0 these articles are printed just us OB they bp poor pear to ID trio tile original ori ginat wo we do not mike make any acy cord cor motions 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