
The Newburgh Conspiracy
The Newburgh Conspiracy threatened the authority of George Washington and the Confederation Congress. Washington needed to decide if he was going to arrest the conspirators or persuade them to back down.
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The Newburgh Conspiracy threatened the authority of George Washington and the Confederation Congress. Washington needed to decide if he was going to arrest the conspirators or persuade them to back down.
John Armstrong Jr. was the anonymous author of the Newburgh Address, which called for an army officer meeting to discuss grievances and courses of action against the government.
Read about the place that was extremely beneficial during the Revolutionary War: it was also where Armstrong wrote his famous "Newburgh Address."
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