Syllabus Topics IN AMERICAN HISTORY FOR SEVENTH and EIGHTH GRADES WITH REQUIRED OUTLINE MAPS AND REGENTS QUESTIONS BY H. E. REED Property of_ Published by Iroquois Publishing Co., Inc. Syracuse, N. Y. SYLLABUS TOPICS IN AMERICAN HISTORY for SEVENTH and EIGHTH GRADES with REQUIRED OUTLINE MAPS and REGENTS QUESTIONS Scope. This book gives the topical outline and the map work required in American History for the seventh and eighth grades as given in the New York State Syllabus for 1910-1915. Regents Examinations. The examinations in history under the new Syllabus are reprinted in this book. Future editions will contain these up to the date of publication. Topics. History should be taught topically. The essential topics are given in the Syllabus. It is well worth while to have these topics in print in the hands of each pupil. This makes it easy to teach history topically and leads pupils to use reference books to supplement their textbooks. It teaches pupils to use books in an intelligent way. Maps. The Syllabus strongly advises the use of outline maps. Carefully filling in the outline maps in this book will greatly help to fix history in the minds of the pupils by making the work graphic. Many facts will thus be fixed which otherwise would soon be forgotten. Use. This book should be used as the basis for history study. Lessons should be assigned from it by topics rather than assigning pages of the text- book. The map work on a topic should be done after the topic is studied and discussed. This holds the results of the study in permanent form for further study and review. (Copyright, 1912, H. E. Reed, Syracuse, N. Y.) AMERICAN HISTORY SEVENTH YEAR I. American Indians. The Algonquins, the Iroquois and the Maskoki ; territory occupied by each ; products, mode of life, implements and weapons ; mode of warfare, religion, assistance given by the Indians to white settlers ; present Indian reservations. (See map opposite page ii.) 2. Discovery and exploration. 15th century ideas of the size and shape of the earth; invention of the mariners' compass; commercial activity of the time; trade between Europe and Asia; objects of the explorers; life and voyages of Columbus; brief accounts of John Cabot, Amerigo Vespucci, Ponce de Leon, Balboa, Cortez, Pizarro, Cartier, Drake, De Soto, Hudson and Magellan, with the discoveries made by each. Map Work. An outline map of the western hemisphere, showing in different colors the explorations of Columbus, John Cabot, Verrazano, Cartier and Hudson. (See map opposite page 13.) 3. Settlements, Virginia : Soil and climate ; charter of the London Company ; settlement of Jamestown; aims of the colonists; idleness, sickness, lack of food; John Smith ; Pocahontas ; the second charter ; reforms of Governor Dale ; the first colonial assembly; tobacco culture, negro slavery, indentured servants ; Governor Berkeley ; tyranny of Charles II ; Indian attacks, Bacon's rebellion; products, commerce, education, mode of life. (See map opposite page 15.) Maryland : Lord Baltimore and the persecuted Catholics ; liberal provisions of the Maryland charter; Claybourne troubles, Catholics persecuted; the Church of England established; industries; Mason and Dixon's line. (See map opposite page 15.) New England: Puritans and Pilgrims; why the Pilgrims left Holland; the Mayflower compact; settlement at Plymouth, sufferings of the set- tlers, relations with the Indians; why the Puritans left England; settle- ment at Salem; Massachusetts Bay colon^, its charter, settlements at ©CI.A474788 nr.T iR ICI7 Boston and in its vicinity ; the town meeting, the voters ; Roger Williams, his banishment, settlement of Rhode Island; Thomas Hooker, settlements at Hartford and in its vicinity, kind of government established; New Haven and Saybrook settlements; the Pequot War; Connecticut colonies united ; persecution of the Quakers ; witchcraft delusion ; New England confederacy; King Phillip's War; the Andros government and its over- throw ; education ; occupations ; commerce. Map Work. On an outline map, locate all the New England settlements made before 1750 and mentioned in the textbook. (See map opposite page 17.) New York: Explorations by Hudson, Block, Champlain; trading posts; Dutch West India Company; Dutch settlements; territory claimed by the Dutch; rival claims to New Netherlands; Dutch governors; patroon grants; troubles with the Indians, the Sw^edes, the English; demands of the people for a voice in the government ; Peter Stuyvesant ; overthrow of Dutch rule ; change of name under the English ; Dongan's charter ; Leisler's Rebellion ; Zenger trial ; Sons of Liberty ; government ; indus- tries; social customs; education. Map Work. i. Map of New York, indicating in different colors territory occupied by the Iroquois and the Algonquins, and giving the location of the capital of the Iroquois Confederacy, the approximate location of each of the five important tribes. (See map opposite page 19.) 2. An outline map of New York giving in different colors, (i) the location of the principal Dutch settlements, (2) the principal settlements and forts of the English made prior to the Revolution. (See map opposite page 21.) 3. Relief map of New York state, showing the important waterways and mountain ranges. (See map opposite page 23.) Pennsylvania: The Quakers; William Penn, his purpose, his grant; Phila- delphia settled, its rapid growth ; the Great Charter, its principal pro- visions; treaty with the Indians; occupations. (See map opposite page 15.) The Carolinas : The first settlers ; the Grand Model and its failure ; indigo and rice; tar and terpentine; division into North Carolina and South Carolina. (See map opposite page 15.) Georgia : How debtors were treated in the i8th century ; Oglethorpe, his aims; his plan of government and its failure; hostility of the Spaniards; products. (See map opposite page 15.) Map Work. An outline map of North America, showing in different colors important permanent settlements made by Spain, England, France and Holland. (See map opposite page 25.) 4. The French and English struggle for North America. a French claims to territory in North America ; English claims. b French explorations and settlements ; Iroquois hostility, its origm, its strength ; the Iroquois and Sir William Johnson ; rivalry for trade — through Montreal or through Albany. c Louisburg and its importance ; the Champlain valley and its importance ; French fortifications ; English fortifications ; the Albany Congress. d Braddock's defeat and the Battle of Lake George; Montcalm's successes — Osw^ego, Fort William Henry, repulse of the English at Ticonderoga. e Close of the struggle : Louisburg, Ticonderoga, Crow^n Point, Niagara, Quebec. / The treaty of 1763; the French losses; Pontiac's War; the great treaty at Niagara. Map Work. i. A map showing the principal French and English military stations. (See map opposite page 27.) 2. A map showing the division of North American territory according to the treaty of 1763. (See map opposite page 29.) 5. Development of the colonies. Travel and communication ; manufactures ; commerce ; restrictions on manufactures and commerce; colonial governments; popular amuse- ments; life in the New England town and on the southern plantation; effects on the colonies of the French and Indian w^ars. 6. The Revolution. Causes of the Revolution; the First Continental Congress; Lexington and Concord; the Second Continental Congress; Bunker Hill; Declara- tion of Independence; Washington drives the British out of Boston; battle of Long Island; Washington's retreat; Lafayette and Steuben; capture of Philadelphia by Howe; Burgoyne's campaign; Valley Forge; Arnold's treason; Greene's campaigns in the South; Yorktown; treaty of peace; weakness of the government; biographies of Franklin, Wash- ington and Robert Morris. Map Work. Maps showing the location of principal military events in New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania ; in the Southern States. (See maps opposite pages 31, 33, 35, 37.) 7. The Confederation. The 13 original states; points of similarity and of difference; circum- stances that forced united action (1775-83) ; disputes between different states in regard to land claims, boundaries and regulation of trade ; diffi- culties experienced by Congress in enforcing treaties and in collecting money from the states ; different kinds of money in circulation ; the apparent importance and the real weakness of Congress ; the Ordinance of 1787. (See map opposite page 39.) This last period and the following require special teaching and exposition. Pupils who belong to debating clubs or to other self-governing organi- zations will more readily understand constitution-making. 8. The Constitution. The Constitution the highest law of the land ; the advantages of written laws ; the three general departments, divisions or functions of govern- ment as illustrated in village, city or county government; the three de- partments of government provided in the Constitution ; the principal duties assigned to each department ; the principal powers denied to the United States; the principal powers denied to the state governments; why changes in constitutions are sometimes necessary ; how the Con- stitution of the United States may be amended ; why the first ten amend- ments were added. 9. Important Dates. A few dates thoroughly learned are useful in fixing the succession of events. These dates should be associated with the events as they are studied and are frequently reviewed as the class progresses. a Discovery and exploration, 1492, 1497, 1534, 1588. b Settlement, 1607, 1608, 1609, 1614, 1620, 1664, 1689, 1754, 1763. c Revolution, 1765, 1774, i775» 1776, I777» 1781. EIGHTH YEAR 10. Review of 7, 8 and 9. 11. Organizing the government. The inauguration of Washington; choosing a Cabinet; duties of Cabinet officers; debts and revenues; formation of political parties; the United States Bank; the United States Mint; retirement of Washington, and his advice in regard to education, a national militia and European friend- ships ; troubles with France ; the liberty of the press and the unpopularity of John Adams; biographies of Hamilton and Jefferson. 12. Growth under the Constitution. a The purchase of Louisiana ; the Lewis and Clark expedition. Map Work. Map of the United States in 1803, showing the original states, the states admitted between 1789 and 1803 and the Louisiana Purchase. (See map opposite page 41.) b War of 1812: causes; winning Lake Erie; defending New York; the burning of Washington ; the defense of New Orleans ; effects of the war on the settlement of the West and in increasing manufactures in the East. Map Work. Map of the United States and Canada, showing the principal battlefields of the War of 1812. (See map opposite page 43.) c The purchase of Florida. Map Work. Map of the United States east of the Mississippi, showing outline of the Florida Purchase. (See map opposite page 43.) d Opposing forces : increase of cotton-growing and resulting demand for more slave territory ; increase of manufactures and resulting protective tariff; balancing of free and slave states; Maine and Missouri; the Mis- souri Compromise. Map Work. Map showing in different colors the free and the slave states admitted from 1789 to 182 1 with the date of the admission of each. (See map opposite page 45.) e Improvements in transportation and travel; the steamboat; the Cum- berland road ; the Erie canal ; railways. Map Work. Map showing two main lines of travel from the Atlantic to the Mississippi (1800-50). (See map opposite page 47.) / Jackson, Clay and Webster ; the " spoils " system ; nullification ; the Oregon country. g The telegraph. h War with Mexico : causes and results ; the discovery of gold in California ; how gold in California spoiled plans for the extension of slave territory; the compromise of 1850. Map Work. Map of the United States showing in different colors the fol- lowing: (i) the original states; (2) the Northwest Territory; (3) the Louisiana Purchase; (4) the Florida Purchase; (5) Texas; (6) the Oregon country ; (7) the Mexican cessions. (See map opposite page 47.) 13. The Civil War. a Causes of the ill feeling between the North and the South; the Dred Scott Decision; enforcing the Fugutive Slave Law of 1850; the war in Kansas; Uncle Tom's Cabin; John Brown's raid; election of Lincoln. b The war: secession of states; Fort Sumter; arming of the North and of the South; the first battle of Bull Run and its lessons; the blockade; attempts to take Richmond; slicing off the territory of the Confederacy; Lee's invasions of northern territory; the final campaign. Map Work. Show, by different colors, on an outline map of the United States, the free states, the slave states that remained in the Union, the states that seceded. (See map opposite page 49. See also map opposite page 51-) c Great leaders: Lincoln, Grant, Lee, Sherman, Sheridan, Stonewall Jackson. d Results: Maximilian and the Alabama Claims; the Emancipation Proc- lamation; the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments; ignorance and freedom; dangers in the Southern states ; how Lincoln and Johnson wished to deal with the South; how Congress dealt with the South; carpetbaggers, scalawags and Ku Klux; depriving the negro of his vote. 14. One nation of many states. a The purchase of Alaska; products. .b Steps of progress : the Atlantic cable ; the first transcontinental rail- way ; growth of the West ; the Homestead Act ; cattle and sheep ranches ; irrigation ; manufacturing in the South ; education of the negro ; growth of cities ; the telephone ; electric traction. c The assassination of Garfield and civil service reform. d War with Spain and island possessions : Dewey at Manila ; Sampson and Schley at Santiago ; Roosevelt and the Rough Riders ; the treaty of peace ; territorial additions. (Under date of November 28, 191 1, the War Department at Washing- ton, through its Bureau of Insular Affairs, gives the following list of islands or groups of islands belonging to the United States, with the approximate area of each island or group. Philippine Islands 115,026 square miles Hawaiian Islands 6,449 square miles Porto Rico 3,066 square miles Guam 150 square miles Tutuila and Manua Islands (Samoan Group) 80 square miles Wake Island 4 square miles Midway a few acres It further states that in addition to the above there are about 75 small islands known as " guano islands " appertaining to the United States.) e The Panama canal ; the Hague Tribunal. Map Work. Map of island possessions showing relative size. (See map on page 52. On this map indicate the latitude and longitude of these islands or groups of islands.) 15. Leaders in literature, science, philanthropy. a Irving, Cooper, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Lowell, Whittier, Bryant, Greeley. b Morse, Fulton, McCormick, Howe, Ericsson, Field, Eads, Bell, Edison. c Peter Cooper, Riis, Carnegie. 16. Important dates. 1789, 1803, 1812, 1819, 1820, 1825, 1846, 1850, 1861, 1865, 1898. 17- Actual government. a New York State. (i) The Legislature: the two houses; how a law is made; the taxing power. (2) The governor: commands militia; summons and advises the Legis- lature; sees that laws are enforced; directs business of the State; signs or vetoes bills. (3) Justices: try offenders against law; settle disputes; state the mean- ing of laws. b City governments. Local government of each village or city should be studied in its most obvious details. The police and fire departments, the care of streets, h'ghts, water, sewers, schools give object lessons in civics. Pupils may easily be led to discover who are the executive, who the legislative and who the judicial officers. c County government : supervisors ; sheriff ; county court. d National government: (i) Legislative: national taxation, kinds of taxes and methods of col- lection. (2) Executive: finances; army and navy; foreign and home business; post offices; agriculture. Illustrate by commonly known governmental activities which vary with localities. (3) Judicial : determining the meaning and value of laws. Illustrate by Dred Scott Decision and the decision in regard to income tax (1895). 18. General Reviews. From 30 to 40 per cent, of the lessons of the eighth grade may well be spent in a general review, preferably by topics such as territorial acces- sions, wars, travel and transportation, great inventions, the slavery question, the civil service, tariff laws, business panics, postal facilities and methods of communication. II American Indians. On the map on the opposite page outline the territory occupied by : (a) Algonquins, (b) Iroquois, (c) Maskoki. Draw upon the map the outlines of New York State. Locate by crosses on the map the present Indian reserva- tions in New York State. Number these crosses and make a key below giving the names of these reservations and the tribe of Indians in each. Notes. 13 Discovery and Exploration. Show on the opposite map, using different colored pencils, the voyages and explorations of: i, Columbus; 2, John Cabot; 3, Verrazano ; 4, Cartier; 5, Henry Hudson ; 6, other noteworthy explorers. (Use red for the English explorers, blue for the French, yellow for the Spanish and orange for the Dutch.) Number each voyage or exploration on the map and make a key below giving the name of the explorer, the country sailed from, the land explored and the date. Notes. 15 Colonies. 1. Virginia: On the opposite map trace the James river. Locate and name Jamestown. 2. Maryland: On the opposite map locate and name St. Mary's, Anna- polis and Baltimore. Draw the Mason and Dixon's line. 3. Pennsylvania : On the opposite map locate and name Philadelphia and New Castle. 4. The Carolinas : On the opposite map locate and name Charleston and New Bern. 5. Georgia : On the opposite map locate and name Savannah. Notes. 'M 'd'o ^6 D "^ ■^ 17 New England. Locate and name on the opposite map the following settlements : Ply- mouth, Salem, Massachusetts Bay, Boston, Providence, Hartford, Saybrook, New Haven. Also name and locate upon the map any other New England settlements, mentioned in your textbook, which were made before 1750. Notes. 19 New York. On the opposite map indicate in different colors the territory occupied by the Iroquois and Algonquins in New York State. Show the location of the capital of the Iroquois Confederacy. Show the approximate location of each of the five important tribes of this Confederacy. Notes. 21 New York. I. With a colored pencil locate the principal Dutch settlements in New York State. 2. Using a different colored pencil locate the settlements and forts made by the English before the Revolution. Notes. 23 New York. On the opposite map draw the Adirondack mountains, the Catskill moun- tains. Trace the principal rivers of the state. With a colored pencil trace the route usually taken by the Indians and early settlers from Albany to Oswego. This was principally a water route. Write below the names of the rivers, lakes, etc., which were a part of this route. (Note : The Barge canal follows practically the same route.) With a pencil of another color trace the route from Albany into Canada by way of Lake Champlain. Notes. s-^. h 'c^ 25 Settlements. Using different colors show on the opposite map the important permanent settlements made by: i, Spain; 2, England; 3, France; 4, Holland. (Use red for the English settlements, blue for the French, yellow for the Spanish and orange for the Dutch.) Number each settlement on the map and make a key below giving the name of each settlement, the country to which it be- longed and the date of settlement. Notes. V 27 French and English Military Stations. Locate and name on the opposite map: i. The following French military stations: Louisburg, New Orleans, Fort Duquesne, Detroit, Quebec, Mont- real, Port Royal, Niagara, Fort Le Boeuf, Fort Venango, Fort Frontenac, Crown Point, Ticonderoga. 2. The following English military stations : Fort William Henry, Fort Edward, Oswego, Fort Necessity, Fort Cumberland. (Use blue for the French military stations and red for the English.) Notes. 'x:;^ 29 Treaty of 1763. On the opposite map draw lines showing the division of North American territory according to the treaty of 1763. Color the strip along the Atlantic coast occupied by English colonies at this date. Notes. .-.'*N /./ < « I I I t » S 'o^ '"^'^ 31 New England in the Revolution On the opposite map locate and name Lexington, Concord, Bunker Hill, Dorchester Heights, Boston. Notes. 33 New York in the Revolution. On the opposite map locate Crown Point, Ticonderoga, Albany, New York city, Brooklyn Heights, Fort Lee, Fort Washington, Oswego, Bennington, Fort Stanwix, Oriskany, Bemis Heights, Saratoga, Stony Point and West Point. Show on the map the route taken by Burgoyne's forces and the route taken by St. Leger's forces in 1777. Show by dotted lines the route Howe was to have taken. Notes. ^^ l^N-^ 35 New Jersey and Pennsylvania in the Revolution. On the opposite map locate Brooklyn Heights, Fort Washington, Fort Lee, Morristown, Trenton and Princeton. Draw a line on the map showing Washington's retreat from Brooklyn Heights into Pennsylvania. Locate Philadelphia, Valley Forge, Germantown, Brandywine Creek and Monmouth. Notes. ^ 37 The Southern States in the Revolution. Locate on the opposite map Charleston, Savannah, Camden, King's Mountain, Cowpens, Hobkirk's Hill, Eutaw Springs, Yorktown. Notes. 39 Thirteen Original States. On the opposite map outline the thirteen original states, noting that Mas- sachusetts included Maine; that New York included Vermont; that both Massachusetts and New York claimed western New York. Show the western land claims of the states in 1783. Locate in each state its principal city at that time. Notes 41 Louisiana Purchase and New States. I. On the opposite map outline: (a) the original states, (b) the Northwest Territory, (c) the states admitted between 1789 and 1803. Write the name or abbreviation in each. 2. Outline the Louisiana Purchase. 3. Trace the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Notes. 43 War of 1812 and Florida Purchase. On the opposite map mark with a cross each of the following places : De- troit, Queenstown Heights, Fort Niagara, Battle of Lake Erie, Sacket Harbor, Kingston, Plattsburg, Washington, Baltimore and New Orleans. Number the crosses you have made upon the map and write the numbers in the space below. After each number write the name of the place or battle which it represents. Outline upon the map the Florida Purchase. Locate the follow- ing Indian battles: Tippecanoe, Fort Mims, Horseshoe Bend. Notes. 45 Free and Slave States. Color upon the opposite map the states admitted to the Union from 1789 to 1821. Use a blue pencil for the slave states admitted and a red pencil for the free states admitted. Write in the date of admission of each of these states. Draw upon this map the parallel 36 degrees, 30 minutes referred to in the Missouri Compromise. Notes. 47 Additions of Territory. Show upon the opposite map the two main lines of travel from the Atlantic to the Mississippi prior to 1850. Show in different colors the following: I, the original states; 2, the Northwest Territory; 3, the Louisiana Purchase; 4, the Florida Purchase; 5, Texas; 6, the Oregon country; 7, the Mexican cessions; 8, Alaska. Notes. 49 Seceding States. Show by different colors on the opposite map the free states, the slave states that remained in the Union, and the states that seceded. Make a key explaining the colors. Notes. I---. \ I u \ ::\. 51 Civil War. I. On the opposite map locate Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Rich- mond. 2. Show by means of a blue pencil the line dividing loyal territory from the seceded territory in July, 1861. 3. Using a red pencil draw a line showing the seceded territory controlled by Federal troops July 31, 1863 4. With a yellow pencil enclose the territory held by the Confederates at the time of Lee's surrender. 5. With a green pencil show the route of Sherman's march to the sea. 6. Locate the principal battle fields of the Civil War as given in your textbook. Notes. CP TUTUILA AND MANUA'ISLANDS 5ca/e:50Mi.ToIU POBTO KICO 6caU:IOOM,.ToIU \ PHILIPPINE ISLANDS 6ciile.J(rO Mi'.ToIIm. GUAM Sca/e 25 Ml ToIIn ^ /\ ticale: WAKE ISLAND 4 ■5c a /e GMiToI/n. uuyyfAY ISLAND AFewAcres. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS lOOMiTolli^. PANAMA .■•., 5c€lz Y' ZOlii To .'In. ^ 53 REGENTS EXAMINATIONS UNDER THE SYLLABUS OF 1910-1915 ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 18, 1911 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Answer one question from each group. Group I 1 How was trade between Ven- ice and Genoa and the far east carried on before the discovery of America and why was a new route desired? 2 Draw an outline map of North Amer- ica and on this map locate, with names, five important waterways that aided early exploration and settlement. Group II 3 Who was the founder of the Georgia colony? Why was this colony- founded? Was the effort successful? Why? 4 Explain how in Virginia and in Mas- sachusetts the settlers learned from the Indians much that was of assistance to them. Group III 5 Compare the home life in a New England town during colonial times with the home life on a southern planta- tion during the same period. 6 Tell why manufacturing and com- merce were not carried on more exten- sively in the colonies. Group IV 7 Explain briefly what each of five of the following persons did in connec- tion with the Revolutionary period: (o) Patrick Henry, (b) Samuel Adams, (c) General Burgoyne, (d) General Herkimer, (e) Ethan Allen, (/) John Paul Jones, (g) Robert Morris, (h) Benjamin Franklin. 8 Give an account of one of the follow- ing: (o) Arnold's treason, (b) the retreat across New Jersey, (c) the siege of York- town. Group V 9 Was the national government weak or strong under the Articles of Con- federation? Why? 10 What was the Ordinance of 1787? What territory was organized by that ordinance? Group VI 11 How often and for what purposes is a census taken? 12 Compare approximately, with refer- ence to area, population and number of states, the United States at the present time with the United States in 1790. Group VII 13 Give a cause of each of the following wars: (a) War of 1812, (b) Seminole War, (c) Mexican War, (d) Civil War, (e) Spanish-American War. 14 Mention an incident in United States history referred to in each of two of the following quotations: a By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world. ^ Exult, O shores, and ring, O bells! But I, with mournful tread. Walk the deck my Captain lies. Fallen cold and dead. C " Shoot, if you must, this old gray head, But spare your country's flag," she said. d Nail to the mast her holy flag. Set every threadbare sail. And give her to the god of storms, The lightning and the gale! Group VIII 15 Explain why each of three of the following events had an important effect on the outcome of the Civil War: (o) the battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor, (b) the battle of Vicksburg, (c) the issuing of the Emancipation Pro- clamation, (d) Sherman's March to the Sea. 16 State reasons why you regard Ulys- ses S. Grant as a great man. Group IX 17 What is the Panama canal? Who is building it.'' Why? 18 Mention three additions that have been made to the territory of the United States since 1789 and tell how two of them were acquired. 54 Group X 19 Give three qualifications of a voter in the State of New York. If the governor of the state resigns or dies who takes his place? Who is the present gov- ernor? 20 What is meant by the president's vetoing a bill? When the president vetoes a bill how may it become a law? ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 14, 19il, 1.15 to 4.15 p.m.. only Answer one question from each group. Group 1 1 Name two of the more power- ful North American Indian tribes [*] and tell what territory was occupied by sach tribe named [6]. 2 Write briefly on the uses of iwo of the following to the Indian: (a) the snow- shoe, (b) the birch bark canoe, (c) wam- pum, (d) totems. [10] Group II 3 Draw a map of North Ameri- ca [2] and on it indicate by name the section explored by each of the following: (a) John Cabot [2], (b) De Soto [2], (c) Cartier [2], (d) Henry Hudson [2]. 4 Mention one important thing that each of five of the following men did: (a) John Smith, (b) Roger Williams, (c) William Penn, (d) James Oglethorpe, (e) Lord Baltimore, (f) Peter Stuyvesant, (g) Miles Standish. [10] Group III 5 Give two results of the French and Indian wars. [10] 6 Give an account of Braddock's defeat at Fort Duquesne [5] and General Wolfe's victory at Quebec [&]. Group IV 7 Write concerning severe or peculiar punishments for crime in the colonial days. [10] 8 Show the commercial advantage of each of two of the following inventions: reaper, cotton gin, steamboat, sewing machine, telephone, wireless telegraphy. [10] Group V 9 Why did the English strike the first blow of the Revolution in New England? [10] 10 Who was Paul Revere and what ser- vice did he render his country? [10] proximately the route followed [5] and giving one important result to this coun- try of that expedition [5]. 12 Name two of the island possessions of the United States [4] and tell how each was obtained [6]. Group VII 13 Give one important cause of the Civil War [3]. Name (a) five slave states that seceded from the Union [5], (b) two slave states that remained in the Union [2]. 14 State one reason why each of the fol- lowing events was important to the Union cause: (a) the capture of Vicksburg [5], (b) the battle of Gettysburg [5]. Group VIII 15 If the United States sen- ators are to be elected by direct vote of the people, the Constitution of the United States must be amended; state one way in which this may be done. [10] 16 Mention two important duties of the governor of New York State. [lOl Group IX 17 Give the tit^e of the high- est executive officer in (a) the nation, (b) the state, (c) the city. [10] 18 Explain what is meant by (a) a di- rect tax [3], (b) an indirect tax [3]. Give an example of each [*]. Group VI 11 Give an account of the Lewis and Clarke expedition, stating ap- Group X 19 State by whom and under what circumstances each of thr-e of the following quotations was uttered: [10] a Disperse, you rebels; lay down your arms! b There are the redcoats; we must beat them today, or Molly Stark is a widow. c I regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. d We have met the enemy and they are ours. e No terms except an unconditional sur- render can be accepted. 20 Mention the incident referred to in each of two of the following quotations: [10] a " Brave Admiral, say but one good word What shall we do when hope is gone?" The words leapt like a leaping sword "Sail on! sail on! sail on! sail on!" b One, if by land, and two, if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm 55 Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm. C Then striking his spurs with a terrible oath He dashed down the line, 'mid a storm of huzzas And the wave of retreat checked its course there, because The sight of the master compelled it to pause. d But in a larger sense we can not dedi- cate, we can not consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it far above our poor power to add or detract. ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 17, 1912 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Answer one question from each group. Group I 1 Connect an important event in Ameri- can history with each of five of the follow- ing dates: 1492, 1497, 1609, 1620, 1776, 1825, 1865. [10] 2 Give an account of the first voyage of Columbus to America, mentioning (a) one motive that prompted him to attempt the voyage, (b) one difficulty that he encoun- tered in finding aid, (c) one hardship that he encountered, (d) the place where he landed in the western hemisphere, (e) the people he found. [10] Group II 3 Give an account of the founding of one of the following, mentioning (a) the nationality of the founders, (h) a leader in the colony, (c) circumstances that caused the founders to leave their native country, (d) the date of founding, (e) the location of the colony: New Amsterdam, Plymouth, Pennsylvania. [10] 4 Mention an important work accom- plished by each of three of the following: La Salle, Sir Francis Drake, Champlain, Franklin, Boone. [10] Group III 5 State three things that the white men learned from the Indians. [10] 6 In what two ways did the settlement of this country by white men make it difficult for the Indians to live? [10] Or Mention one method by which the In- dians and the white men could settle their disputes [5] and state an instance ii. which this method was employed in settling a dispute [5]. Group IV 7 Give two natural causes and one arti- ficial cause that have helped to make New York the_ Empire State. [10] _ 8 Mention two events occurring between 1840 and 1870 that assisted in the rapid development of the Pacific coast. [10] Group V 9 When and where did the First Con- tinental Congress meet? Mention one thing that was done by hat Congress. [10] 10 Mention an important service ren- dered to this country by each of three of the following: Baron Steuben, Philip Schuyler, Nicholas Herkimer, Robert Ful- ton, Harriet Beecher Stowe. [10] Group VI 11 Give an account of Washington's re- treat across New Jersey. State the cause and the results of this retreat. [10] 12 Arrange in order the following events, beginning with the earliest: the annexation of Texas, the purchase of Alaska, the first railway in America, the Louisiana Purchase, the invention of the telegraph. [lO] Group VII 13 State a cause of the War of 1812 [5]. Name and locate a land battle and a naval engagement of that war [5]. 14 What eflfect had the War of 1812 on manufacturing in America? Why? [10] Group VIII 15 Give a brief account of one of the following: the blockade of the Southern ports in 1861, the Alabama Claims, Lee's second invasion of the North. [10] 16 What war began in 1861? What is meant by that kind of war? State (a) one cause of that war, (h) two questions set- tled by that war. [10] Group IX 17 Mention one benefit to thepeople of this country that may be derived from each of the following: (a) the Panama canal, (b) irrigation of the arid lands, (c) preservation of the forests, (d) improve- ment of the country roads, (e) improve- ments in the methods of agriculture. [10] 18 Write an important fact about_ each of three of the following: James Fenirnore Cooper, Elias Howe, Cyrus W. Field, Peter Cooper, Andrew Carnegie. [10] 56 Group X 19 Which amendments have been made to the United States Constitution since the Civil War? State the provisions of one of them. [10] 20 What are the departments of the state government? Of what does each department consist? [10] Or When did the present session of Con- gress convene? When does General Elec- tion day alw^ays occur? [10] ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 19, 1912 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Answer one question from each group. Group I 1 Name five European nations that have claimed territory in North America and mention a region claimed by each. [10] 2 Mention four articles made by the Indians [■*]. Mention three chief articles that they gave in exchange when trading with the whites [3]. State three things that they took in exchange [3]. Group II 3 Write a brief account of the settle- ment of Jamestown, giving (a) one aim of the colonists [4], (b) two causes of fail- ure [4], (c) the principal industry of the settlers [2]. 4 Who founded Maryland [*]? What was the motive or purpose of the found- ers [6]? Group III 5 Draw an outline map of New York State, showing the Adirondack and Cats- kill mountains, the Hudson, Mohawk and Genesee rivers and the approximate lo- cation of the five important tribes of the Iroquois confederacy. [10] 6 Whom did the Iroquois aid during the Revolutionary War [5]? For what reason [5]? Group IV 7 Explain two of the following: (a) the Stamp Act, (b) the writs of assistance, (c) the Navigation Acts, (d) the com- mittees of correspondence. [lO] 8 Give an account of Burgoyne's in- vasion, touching on (a) the plans of the British, (b) their ptfrpose or object, (c) the names of tzvo battles fought, (d) one result of the campaign. [10] Group V 9 Name the 13 original states. [10] 10 Mention three defects in the Articles of Confederation and two provisions of the Constitution that have remedied these defects. [lO] Group VI 11 Mention five cabinet offices and give one duty pertaining to each. [10] 12 Explain one of the following: (a) the United States mint, (b) sources of the United States government revenue, (c) political party, (d) protective tariff. [10] Group VII 13 Write an important fact about each of the following: (a) Alexander Hamil- ton, (b) Daniel Boone, (c) Henry Clay, (d) Robert Fulton, (e) Thomas Jefferson. [10] 14 Write about the Cumberland road, telling (a) what sections of the country it connected [4], (b) two benefits that the nation derived from it [6]. Group VIII 15 Tell what Grant and Sherman did in the final campaign of the Civil War to break down the power of the Confed- eracy. [10] 16 Tell what one of the following was and explain how it affected the feeling between the North and the South: (a) John Brown's raid, (b) the Dred Scott De- cision, (c) the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850. [10] Group IX 17 Mention one benefit to the people of this country that has been derived from each of two of the following: (a) the Homestead Act, (b) the transcontinental railways, (c) the electric traction, (d) the Hague Tribunal, (e) the Atlantic cable. [10] 18 Name (a) the political party that elected John Adams president, (b) the political party that elected Thomas Jef- ferson president [5]. Mention a political belief for which each of these parties stood [5]. Group X 19 What officer is at the head of the executive department of the United States [4]? Mention two of his duties [6]. 20 Give in regard to state senators (a) the manner of election [*], (b) the term of office [3]. Who is the presiding officer of the state senate [3]? 57 ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 22, 1913 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Answer one question from each group. Group I 1 State two reasons why it was difficult for Columbus to get enough aid to make his first voyage to America. [10] 2 Write a short account of Sir Walter Raleigh, telling what he did in connection with America. [10] Group II 3 Draw an outline map of New York State and on it indicate approximately the territory occupied by each of the tribes of the Iroquois confederacy. [10] 4 Give an account of the relations between the Indians and the English in New York State [2]. State two advantages that the white man had over the Indian in war and two advantages that the Indian had over the white man in war [8]. Group III 5 What European nation estab- lished the first permanent settlement in what is now the United States [5] ? Where [3] and in what year [2] was the settlement made? 6 Draw an outline map of the Atlantic coast region [4] and on it indicate the sec- tions settled by (a) the English [2], (b) the Dutch [2], (c) the Swedes [2]. Group _IV 7 Mention three European na- tions with whom England struggled for con- trol in North America. [10] 8 Explain why it was important for the English in the French and Indian War to capture each of the following French strong- holds : Fort Duquesne, Crown Point, Que- bec. [10]. Group V 9 Give an account of the work of such men as Marion, Sumter and Pickens in the South during the Revolution. [10]. 10 Name five important battles of the Revolution and give a result of each. [10]. Group VI 11 State in what way each of the following aided in the development of the West ; (a) the building of the Cumber- land or National road, (b) the digging of the Erie canal. [10]. 12 What territory was included in the Louisiana Purchase? How and from whom was this acquired? [10] Group VII 13 What was the Embargo Act preceding the War of 1812 and why was it enacted? [10] 14 Mention an event during the War of 1812 that brought each of the following into prominence : William H. Harrison, Com- modore MacDonough, Andrew Jackson, Cap- tain Perry, Tecumseh. [10] Group VIII 15 Mention two of the great compromise measures in the time of Henry Clay and state the principal terms of one of these measures. [10] 16 Why did Congress usually admit a free state and a slave state at nearly the same time [4] ? What effect did the increase in the production of cotton have on the exten- sion of slavery [6] ? Group IX 17 Write a short account of the first battle of Bull Run, mentioning the events connected with it and the effects of the battle. [lO] 18 State one advantage that the North had over the South at the beginning of the Civil War and one advantage that the South had over the North at that time. [10] Group X 19 What are the important duties of the governor of a state? [10] 20 Explain tzvo important powers of the Congress of the United States. [10] ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 18, 1913 1.15 to 4.15 p.m., only Answer one question from each group. Group I 1 Show that the great persever- ance of Columbus, both before he sailed and during the voyage, enabled him to discover America. [10] 58 2 State the purpose and the result of (o) the expedition of Cortez in Mexico, (b) the expedition of Ponce de Leon in Florida. [10] Group II 3. Write an account of the first colonial assembly, giving the year [3] and the colony [3] in which it met and stating the reason why it was called [*]. 4 Write a short paragraph about the May- flower compact, telling for what group of people it was drawn up [3], why it was drawn up [3], and giving the main pro- vision of the compact [4]. Group III 5 Show a difference between the colonies of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, as to (a) government, (b) religious freedom. [10] 6 What reasons are there for calling Frank- lin a great American? [10] Group IV 7 Explain why Montreal and Albany were important centers from 1750 to 1760. [10] 8 Just before the French and Indian War what was done to bring about a union of the colonies [6] ? What motto was printed by Franklin to show the need of union [4] ? Group V 9 State two immediate or direct causes of the Revolution [*]. Mention tzvo attempts made by the colonists to induce England to deal justly by them [6]. 10 State t7Mo of the most serious difficulties that the colonists had to meet during the Revolution. Show why these difficulties were serious. [10] Group VI 11 Show the importance in the American Revolution of the battle of (o) Long Island, (b) Saratoga. [10] 12 Mention an important question that led to dispute between different states under the Confederation. Show why this question was important. [10] Group VII 13 What is a United States mint [5] ? Name two cities where mints are lo- cated [5]. 14 What was the main provision of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill ? [10] Group VIII 15. State tzvo reasons why the South suffered more than the North in the Civil War. [10] 16 Mention two of the decisive battles of the Civil War and state why each was de- cisive. [10] Group IX 17 Mention two naval battles in the war with Spain. Name tzvo possessions that the United States acquired from Spain as a result of this war. [10] 18 Make a list of five important inventors since the Revolution and give one invention of each. [10] Group X 19 Name two of the three de- partments of the New York State govern- ment and mention a duty of each department named. [10] 20 Name the president and the vice presi- dent of the United States, and the governor of New York State [6]. In case of the death of both the president and the vice president who would succeed to the presidency [4] ? ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 21, 1914, 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Answer one question from each group. Group I 1 State the purpose and an important re- sult of the explorations of each of tzvo of the following : John Cabot, Cartier, Hudson, Magellan. [10] 2 What explorer was the founder of the French power in America [5] ? Name three lakes and two rivers that he discovered [5]. Group II 3 State why the Puritans left England and why the Pilgrims left Holland [6]. What was the Mayflower compact [4] ? 4 Locate three trading posts that were early established by the Dutch in what is now New York State and give the names of the first tzvo settlements made by them. [10] Group III 5 What European nations had control of North America at the close of the French and Indian War? State approximately the territory controlled by each. [10] 59 6 Write a short paragraph, telHng what the popular hoHday amusements were in the New England and the Southern colonies. [10] Group IV 7 Name tzvo of the great leaders among the colonists who were active against the tyranny of England just before the Revolu- tion. State three ways in which the people showed their resentment against the tyranny of England. [10] 8 State two acts of the Second Continental Congress that united the colonies during the Revolution. [10] Group V 9 Mention and briefly explain two questions that led to disputes between the different states under the Confederation. [10] 10 State some of the difficulties experienced by Congress in obtaining money to carry on the Revolution. [10] Group VI 11 Give an account of Perry's victory on Lake Erie. [lO] 12 What is meant by the Monroe Doctrine? What troubles led to the purchase of Florida from Spain? [10] Group VII 13 Draw an outline map of the United States west of the Mississippi and shade it so as to indicate tzvo additions of territory be- tween 1840 and 1855. Give the name of each territorial addition thus indicated. [10] 14 Tell what is meant by each of the fol- lowing : (a) free trade, {b) spoils system, (c) Cumberland road, (of) fugitive slave law, {e) slave states. [10] Group VIII 15 Give an account of two efforts to take Richmond made by the Union army [S]. Why did the Union forces wish to take Rich- mond [2] ? 16 What is meant by blockade [5] ? Why was it considered important to blockade the Southern ports in the Civil War [5] ? Group IX 17 Name (o) two great American states- men, {b) two great American women, (c) tvjo great American philanthropists, (rf) two great American generals of the Revolutionary War, {e) tzvo great American poets. [10] 18 What waters does the Panama canal connect? What will be (a) its chief advant- age to the world, (b) its two chief advantages to the United States? [lo: Group X 19 Mention iiuo powers denied to the States by the Constitution. [10] 20 How many amendments have been made to the United States Constitution [2]? What subjects were treated in the last two amend- ments [8] ? ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 17, 1914, 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Anszvcr one question from each group. Group I 1 Give an account of the early life of Columbus. State how he obtained his know- ledge of the sea and how he came to believe in a shorter route to India. [10] 2 Name the discoverer of each of the fol- lowing : St Lawrence river. Lake Champlain, Mississippi river, Pacific ocean, Hudson river. [10]. Group II 3 Give with reference to each of the fol- lowing states (a) the purpose of settlement, {b) the person or people by whom it was settled : Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New York, Massachusetts. [10] 4 State why the Iroquois would not fight for the French in the French and Indian War [2]. Mention four important British victories of this war, tzvo of which were on French soil [S]. Group III 5 Write an account of two of the follow- ing: (a) the Navigation Laws, (b) the Stamp Act, (c) the Boston Tea Party, (d) Com- mittees of Correspondence. [10] 6 Why was New York's geographic posi- tion of importance during the Revolution [5] ? Illustrate by a map [5]. 6o Group IV 7 What was the cause of the War of 1812 [3] ? What portion of the country did not want war [i] ? Why [-] ? Name fivo American generals of that war who afterward became presidents [2]. How was it possible that the battle of New Orleans could have been fought after the treaty of peace had been signed [-] ? 8 Give the name and the author of a piece of literature that you have used or studied in connection with each of the following: (a) the Colonial period, (b) the Revolution, (c) the War of 1812. (d) the Civil War. [lO] Group V 9 Exiplain one of the following and show its effect on the nation : (a) the Monroe Doctrine, (b) the Missouri Compromise, (c) the Dred Scott Decision. [10] 10 What was the principal cause of the war with Mexico in 1846 [5] ? What territory did the United States gain in the final settle- ment of this war [5] ? Group VI 11 Give the following information concern- ing the first introduction of slavery: (a) when it was introduced, (&) where it was introduced, (c) its purpose. [10] 12 In the Civil War why were so few battles fought on the sea [5] ? What was the principal use of the navy during this war [5] ? Group VII 13 Describe the batjle of the Merrimac and Monitor [5]. What would probably have happened if the Merrimac had beaten the Monitor [5] ? 14 Name two of the five additions to United States territory since the Civil War [5]. Tell how each of the two was acquired Group VIII 15 Name five men who by their inventions have had a great influence on the history of the United States and give an invention of each. [10] 16 Write briefly on the Spanish-American War, giving (a) its cause [2], (b) /zc/o great naval battles [4], (c) two provisions of the treaty of peace [4]. Group IX 17 State one thing for which eacli of the following persons became noted : Walter Raleigh, Peter Stuyvesant, Robert Morris, Theodore Roosevelt, Magellan, Robert E. Lee, Henry W. Longfellow, Betsy Ross, Alexander Hamilton, Grover Cleveland. [10] 18 Give a famous utterance of each of four of the following and tell how it shows the spirit of the man or his times : John Smith, Patrick Henry, Charles C. Pinckney, Oliver H. Perry, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay. [10] Group X 19 Name (a) the president of the United States, (i>) the vice president of the United States, (c) a United States senator from New York State, (rf) the governor of New York State, (e) the supervisor of your town or the mayor of your city. [10] 20 Name the three departments of the L'nited States government [^]. State c);;t' function or duty of each department. [5] ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 20, 1915, 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Anszi'cr one question from each group. Group I 1 Write briefly on the discoveries and the explorations of John and Sebastian Cabot. [10] 2 Write an account of De Soto's last ex- pedition, covering the following points : the object, the route taken, an incident of the expedition, the result, [lo] Group II 3 Draw a map of New York State [2]. On it locate the Hudson river [1], New Amster- dam [1], Fort Orange [l], the territory oc- cupied b)^ each of /fir Indian tribes, naming the tribes [5]. 4 Where and in what year was the first permanent Spanish settlement made? the first permanent English settlement? the first permanent Dutch settlement [6] ? Give an account of one of these settlements, showing 6i the dangers and the hardships of the settlers Group III 5 Write on one of the following: King Philip's War, the banishment of Roger Wil- liams, the fall of Quebec. [^^] 6 What territory did the English gain by the French and Indian War? How did this war prepare the colonists for the Revolution- ary War? [10] Group IV 7 Write an account of each of tzvo of the following : the Boston Massacre, the Writs of Assistance, the Albany Congress, the "four intolerable acts," the First Continental Con- gress. [10] 8 Answer both a and b : a Associate an important fact in the histor}- of our country with each of five of the following men : La Salle, Champlain. John Smith, Henry Hud- son. Roger Williams, Ponce de Leon, William Penn. [5] b Name fii'c important battles of the Revolution. Tell where each was fought and state which side was vic- torious. [5] Group V 9 What was the chief cause of the War of 1812 [5] ? What was the chief result of this war [0] ? 10 Answer both a and b : a Write on one of the following : The Alien and Sedition Laws, the invention of the steamboat, Lewis and Clark's expedition. [5] b Name three states organized from the territory of the Louisiana Purchase and /u'o states organized from the territory ceded to the United States as a result of the Alexican War. [5] Group VI 11 Show that the Missouri Compromise was violated bv the Kansas-Nebraska Bill of 1854. [10] 12 Each of the following pieces of liter- ature refers to an important event in history : name the event and give the author of the poem: (a) The Star-Spangled Banner, (b) Barbara Frietchie, (c) Paul Revere's Ride, (d) O Captain! mv Captain! (c) Battle Hymn of the Reptiblic. [lO] Group VII 13 Why was it important for the North to blockade the Southern ports during the Civil War [5] ? What was Lincoln's reason for the Emancipation Proclamation [5] ? 14 Name three important battles won by the L^nion forces in gaining control of the Alississippi river [6]. Show how the control of the Mississippi was most important to the Union cause [4]. Group VIII 15 Write a biography of one of the follow- ing: Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, U. S. Grant, Daniel Boone, Clara Barton, Eli Whitney. [10] 16 Name tzn'o great American philanthrop- ists and tell something each has done. Name tzvo poets, one novelist and tzvo writers of prose (not fiction) and tell something each has written in connection with the history of our country. [10] Group IX 17 What are tiz'e of the great labor savin? inventions of the last hundred years? [10] 18 What is meant by each of five of the following terms : protective tariff, internal improvements, slavery, carpetbaggers, natur- alization, squatter sovereignty, income tax, a neutral country? [10] Group X 19 How are United States senators chosen? [5] How many are chosen from each state [3] ? How long do they serve [-] ? 20 What is the part of the legislature and of the governor in the making of new laws? noi ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 16, 1915, 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Auszver one question from each group. Group I 1 Name five European nations that claimed territory in America during the exploration period and state approximately what section each nation claimed. [10] 2 About the time of Columbus, what tzvo inventions in Europe encouraged exploration and travel [6] ? What was the immediate 62 object of the early voyagers in sailing west from Europe [4] ? Group II 3 State the purpose of the settlement of each of two of the following: Massachusetts, Georgia, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Mary- land. [10] 4 Give an account of two of the follow- ing: (o) the first colonial assembly, (b) Salem witchcraft, (c) the introduction of negro slavery, (d) the patroon system in New Netherland. [10] Group III 5 State an important fact concerning each of the following: (o) George III, (b) the Stamp Act, (c) the Boston Tea Party, (d) Lafayette, (e). John Paul Jones. [10] 6 Associate an important fact with each of the following dates: 1775, 1776, 1777, 1781, 1783. [10] Group IV 7 Write on one of the following: (a) the Monroe Doctrine, (b) the impressment of American seamen by England, (c) the Louisiana Purchase. [10] 8 Write on one of the following: the war with Tripoli, the Embargo of 1807, the dis- covery of gold in California. [10] Group V 9 What two questions of serious import- ance in the liistorv of our country were settled by the Civil War? [10] 10 Associate an important fact with each of £ve of the following : Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Winfield Scott, Horace Greelev, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay. [10] Group VI 11 Name the 13 original colonies [6]. How many states are there in the United States? [4] " 12 Name three island possessions of the United State's and tell how each was ac- quired. [10] Group VII 13 Locate one of the following and explain its importance: (o) the Barge canal, (b) the Panama canal. [10] 14 State who each of tive of the following is : William Jennings Bryan, Colonel Goethals, Elihu Root, George Dewey, Charles S. Whitman, Thomas A. Edison, Robert E. Peary. [10] Group VIII 15 Give an important fact connected with each of five of the following: Samuel F. B. Morse, Alexander Graham Bell, Robert Ful- ton, Cyrus W. Field. EH Whitney, EHas Howe, Cyrus McCormick. [10] 16 Name (a) an invention that has in- creased our manufacturing power, (b) an invention that has improved our means of transportation, (c) an invention that has in- creased our agricultural production, (d) an invention that safeguards human life, (e) an invention that lightens the duties of the housewife. [10] Group IX 17 State what incident in the history of the United States is referred to in each of the following quotations: [10] a And the heavy night hung dark The hills and waters o'er, When a band of exiles moored their bark On the wild New England shore. b One, if by land, and two, if by sea ; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm. 18 Give the title of a poem that deals with some event or period in American history, written by each of three of the following authors : Longfellow, Whittier, Bryant, Francis Scott Key, Julia Ward Howe. [10] Group X 19 Name two duties of the governor of this state [4]. Name two other state officials and give one duty of each [6]. 20 Name the two houses of the legislative department of the national government [4] and give the title of the presiding officer of each house [^]. 63 Notes. 64 Notes. 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