His comrade Anthony Wayne, voiced the feeling of his countrymen when he
said: "I have seen a great and good man die."
SOME THINGS TO THINK ABOUT
1. Tell what you can about General Greene's early life.
2. What was the condition of his army when he took command in the South?
How did he prove his strength at that time?
3. What kind of man was Daniel Morgan, and what do you think of him?
4. Tell all you can about Marion, the "Swamp Fox," and his ways of making
trouble for the British.
5. When did the Revolution begin? When did it end? What did the Americans
win by the treaty? What was the extent of our country at that time?
CHAPTER VI
JOHN PAUL JONES
While the Revolution was being fought out on the land, important battles
were taking place also at sea. Until this war began, the Americans had had
no need of a navy because the mother country had protected them. But when
unfriendly feeling arose, Congress ordered war vessels to be built. These
were very useful in capturing British vessels, many of which were loaded
with arms and ammunition intended for British soldiers. Powder, as you
will remember, was sorely needed by Washington's army.
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