... 12 9-1 70 The Opening of the Revolution.—Elson, History of the United States, pp 22 0 -2 35 CHAPTER VI THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION RESISTANCE AND RETALIATION The Continental Congress.—When the news of ... to the Middle states, the West, and the South In the first sphere of action the chief events were the withdrawal of the British from Philadelphia, the battle of Monmouth, and the inclosure of the ... over the increasing cost of government The first task after the conclusion of peace in 1763 was the adjustment of the disordered finances of the kingdom The debt stood at the highest point in the...