Charleston, attack on, planned by the British, 37. the patriots prepare for the defense of, 38. Charleston Harbor, Sullivan's Island near, 38. Charlestown, a part of Boston, "Old Ironsides" lies in the navy yard at, 169, 183, 184. Charlotte, North Carolina, Gates flees to, 90. Chaudiere River, the, an army to enter Canada by, 20. Arnold's army scattered along, 25. the perils of, 28. Chesapeake Bay, De Grasse headed for, 126. De Grasse reaches, 129. the patriot armies march to, 129. Clinton sends a fleet to, 130. Admiral Graves forced to withdraw from, 130. De Grasse gets control of, 130. Lafayette returns to France by, 216. Chick, Mother, the tavern of, 57. Clark, Captain, at Bunker Hill, 213. Clark, George Rogers, 1. starts for Kentucky, 1. tramps back to Virginia, 2, 5. receives help from Virginia, 3. plans great deeds, 4. sends out spies, 4. appointed colonel, 5. helped by Jefferson and Madison, 5. starts down the Ohio, 6. begins his march to Kaskaskia, 7. interrupts the dance, 8. captures Kaskaskia, 8. makes friends of the Creoles, 8. shows the kind of man he is, 9. visited by Indians, 9. shows his contempt for the Indians, 9. an incident showing the boldness of, 10. decides to recapture Vincennes, 11. starts for Vincennes, 12. shows brave leadership, 13. makes a speech to his men, 13. captures an Indian canoe, 14. captures a Creole hunter, 14. reaches Vincennes, 15. punishes some Indians, 16. captures Vincennes, 16. Clay, Henry, favors making war on Great Britain, 186. Cleveland, Colonel, rallies the backwoodsmen, 94. given the supreme command at King's Mountain, 97. leads the left wing at King's Mountain, 101. Clinton, Sir Henry, 18. sails for the Cape Fear River, 36. at the attack on Fort Sullivan, 44. receives orders to bring "Mr. Washington" to a decisive action, 77. makes raids along the coast, 78. hears of the capture of Stony Point, 87. at Charleston, 90. hoodwinked by Washington, 127. sails for Yorktown, 133, 135. Coffee, Colonel, and his mounted riflemen at New Orleans, 190. Commerce controlled by Congress, 151. Common Sense, a pamphlet by Thomas Paine, 138. Compromises, the three, in framing the Constitution, 148-151. Confederation, the Articles of, 141. the defects of the Articles of, 141-144. Congress, sends General Gates to the South, 90. believed in by the people of the South, 93. calls for ten companies, 112. gives thanks for the surrender of Cornwallis, 136. the national, erects a monument at Yorktown, 137. the weakness of, 139, 142. the first Continental, 140. the second Continental, 140. submits the Constitution to the states, 153. Connecticut, 54, 125, 143, 146.