Excerpt from American History, Vol. 6: Revolt of the Colonies IT is the design of this work to narrate, m a clear, simple, and intelligible manner, the leading events connected with the history of our country, from the earliest periods, down, as nearly as prac ticable, to the present time. The several volumes will be illustrated with all necessary maps and with numerous engravings, and the work is in tended to comprise, in a distinct and connected narrative, all that it is essential for the general reader to understand in respect to the subject of it, while for those who have time for more extended studies, it may serve as an introduction to other and more copious sources of information. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.