Hero Stories from American History: For Elementary SchoolsBlaisdell, Albert F. (Albert Franklin)
History
Hero Stories from American History: For Elementary Schools
Blaisdell, Albert F. (Albert Franklin)
United States -- History
15. What does Washington Irving say of Stony Point?
16. What name did the British give to Stony Point?
17. Who led the attack on Stony Point?
18. How old was General Anthony Wayne at this time?
19. How did Wayne look?
20. Why was Wayne called "Mad Anthony"?
21. What sort of soldier was Anthony Wayne?
22. What was Washington's plan of attack?
23. At what hour was the attack to be made?
24. What weapons were to be used in attacking Stony Point?
25. How many men were chosen to go to Stony Point?
26. What time of year was it now?
27. Why was the soldier put to death for loading his gun?
28. What sort of road was it to Stony Point?
29. When did the men learn where they were going?
30. What was the watchword?
31. What did Wayne write to his friend?
32. What did Pompey do?
33. How did Wayne divide his army to make the attack?
34. What is a "forlorn hope"? (Consult a large dictionary.)
35. How did the Americans show their good discipline?
36. What are pioneers? (Consult a large dictionary.)
37. What was the effect of having Colonel Murfree and his men appear
in front of the fort?
38. How long did the fight last?
39. How many of the British escaped from Stony Point?
40. Why did not Washington hold Stony Point?
41. What effect did this victory have on the American soldier?
42. What did the British think of the "rebels"?
43. How did General Clinton take it all?
CHAPTER VII, PAGE 90
THE DEFEAT OF THE RED DRAGOONS
1. How did the patriots of the South get on in 1780?
2. What have we already learned about Sir Henry Clinton? (See the
Index entry for Clinton.)
3. What were General Gates's "Northern laurels"? (See Chapter II.)
4. What sort of man was Gates? (Compare Chapter VIII.)
5. What effect did the crushing blows of the British have on the
Southern patriots?
6. What orders did Tarleton and Ferguson receive from Lord
Cornwallis?
7. What sort of man was Ferguson?
8. What threat did Ferguson send to the backwoodsmen?
9. What was the character of the Franklin and Holston settlers?
10. What is the name of the state that grew out of the Franklin and
Holston settlements?
11. What have we already learned about the Holston settlements? (See
Chapter I.)
12. What had become of the lawless men of the Franklin and Holston
settlements?
13. What did the people do when they heard Ferguson's threat?
14. Where was the money got to buy supplies for the army?
15. What do you know of the gathering at Sycamore Shoals?
16. How were the backwoodsmen dressed?
17. What arms did the backwoodsmen have?
18. Who was Samuel Doak?
19. Why were the bands of pioneers put under one supreme commander?
20. Why did the backwoodsmen not find Ferguson at Gilberttown?
21. What kind of spirit did the pioneers show in their pursuit of
Ferguson?
22. How far away were the patriots when Ferguson camped at King's
Mountain?
23. Why did Ferguson choose King's Mountain for his camp?
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