40. How is the surrender of Cornwallis commemorated?
[CHAPTER X]
THE CRISIS
1. What battle began the war of the Revolution? (See [Chapter I].)
2. How long did the war last?
3. What did Thomas Paine, the author of the pamphlet called "Common Sense," say of the Revolutionary War?
4. What does John Fiske say of our condition after peace was made?
5. Why did the colonies band together in 1774?
6. Why did the Continental Congress decline in power?
7. What is a federation? (Consult a large dictionary.)
8. Why did the people care so little about a federation, or federal government?