i.'>^.y -o^^-^^o^ \'^-;/ %*^y 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 Company 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 outHne and the map work required in American History for the seventh and eighth grades as given in the New York State Syllabus. 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 nxed 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. (Copyrighted 1917, 1919.) Iroquois Publishing Company, Inc., Syracuse, New York 2 AMERICAN HISTORY SEVENTH YEAR 1. American Indians. The Algonquins, the Iroquois and the Alaskoki ; 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 11.) 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 Jl'oj'k. An outline map of the western hemisphere, showing in dififereni colors the explorations of Columbus, John Cabot, A errazano. 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 settlers. relations with the Indians; why the Puritans left England; settlement at Salem ; Massachusetts Bay colony, its charter, settlements at Boston and in ©CI.A535115 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 ; Connecticnt colonies united ; persecution of The Quakers; witchcraft delusion: New England confederacy; King Philip's War; the Andros government and its overthrow; 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 Swedes, 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: industries; social customs; education. Map Work. 1. 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, (1) 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 provisions; 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 turpentine ; division into North Carolina and South Carolina. (See map opposite page 15.) Georgia : How debtors were treated in the 18th 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 Hol- land. (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 origin, 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. (/ Braddock's defeat and the battle of Lake George ; Montcalm's successes — Oswego, Fort William Henry, rejiulse of the English at Ticonderoga. e Close of the struggle; Louisburg, Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Niagara, Quebec. / The treaty of 1763; the French losses; Pontiac's War; the great treaty at Niagara. Map Jl'ork. 1. 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 manu- factures and commerce; colonial governments; popular amusements; life in the New England town and on the southern plantation ; effects on the colonies of the French and Indian wars. 5. The Revolution. Causes of the Revolution; the First Continental Congress; Lexington and Concord; the Second Continental Congress; Bunker Hill; Declaration of Independence ; Washington drives the British out of Boston ; battle of Long Island; Washington's retreat; Lafayette and Steuben; capture of Philadel- j)hia by I lowe ; Burgoyne's campaign ; Valley Forge ; Arnold's treason ; Greene's campaigns in the South : Yorktown : treaty of peace ; weakness of the government; biographies of Frankhn, Washington 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; circumstances that forced united action (1775-83); disputes between different states in regard to land claims, boundaries and regulation of trade ; difficulties ex- perienced by Congress in enforcing treaties and in collecting money from the states; different kinds of money in circulation; the apparent importance and real weakness of Congress; the Ordinance of 1787. (See map oppo- site page 39.) This last period and the following require special teaching and exposition. Pupils who belong to debating clubs or to other self-governing organizations 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 government as illustrated in village, city or county government; the three departments of government provided in the Constitution ; the principal duties assigned to each department ; the principal powers denied to the United States ; the prin- cipal powers denied to the state governments; why changes in constitutions are sometimes necessary ; how the Constitution of the United States may be amended ; why the first ten amendments 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 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, 1775, 1776. 1777, 1781. 6 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 Ignited States Mint; retirement of Washington, and his advice in regard to education, a national militia and European friendships ; 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 Jl'ork. Map of the L'nited 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 burn- ing of Washington; the defense of New Orleans; effects of the war on the settlement of the West and in increasing manufactures in the East. }fap 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 out- line of the Florida Purchase. (See map opposite page 43.) d Opposing forces ; increase of cotton-growing and resultant demand for more slave territory; increase of manufactures and resulting protective tariff; l)alancing of free and slave states : Maine and Missouri ; the Missouri Compromise. Map Work. Map showing in dift'erent colors the free and the slave states admitted from 1789 to 1821 with the date of the admission of each. (See map opposite page 45.) e Improvements in transportation and travel : the steamboat ; the Cumberland road : the Erie canal : railwavs. 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: (1) the original states; (2) the Northwest Territory; (3) the Louisiana Purchase; (4) the Florida Purchase: (5) Texas; (6) the Oregon country: (7) the INIexican 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 Fugitive 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; sHcing off the territory of the Confederacy; Lee's invasions of northern territory; the final campaign. Map JVork. Show, by dift'erent 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 Proclama- tion ; 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. 8 14. One nation of many states. a The purchase of Alaska; products. b Steps of progress ; the Atlantic cable ; the first transcontinental railway ; growth of the West; the Homestead Act; cattle and sheep ranches; irriga- tion; 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, 1911. the War Department at Washington, 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 ]\Ianua 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 JJ'ork. 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, plilanthropy. 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. ( 1 ) The Legislature : the two houses ; how a law is made ; the taxing power. (2) The governor: commands militia; summons and advises the Legislature; sees that laws are enforced ; directs business of the State ; signs or vetoes bills. (3) Justices: try offenders against law; settle disputes; state the meaning 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, lights, 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 ofificers. c County government : supervisors ; sheriff ; county court. d National government : (1) Legislative: national taxation, kinds of taxes and methods of collection. (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 accessions, wars, travel and transportation, great inventions, the slavory question, the civil service, tariff" laws, business panics, postal facilities and methods of com- mtmication. 11 American Indians, On the map on the opposite page outline the territory occupied by: (a) Algonquins. (b) Iroc[uois, (c) Maskoki. Draw upon the map the outlines of New York State. Lx)cate by crosses on the map the present Indian reservations 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 ilie opposite map, using different colored pencils, the voyages and explorations of : 1, Columbus; 2, John Cabot; 3, A>rrazano : 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. u... , ?' V-- « / \ / 15 Colonies. 1. Mrginia: On the opposite map trace the James river. Locate and name Jamestown. 2. ^laryland : On the opposite map locate and name St. Mary's, Annapohs 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. o ^O '^'^ 17 New England. Locate and name on the opposite map the following settlements : Plymouth, Salem, Massachusetts Bay, Boston, Providence, Hartford, Saybrook, New Haven. Also name and locate upon the map any other New England settlements, men- tioned in your textbook, which was made before 1750. Notes. 19 New York. On opposite map indicate in dilTerent 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. 1. 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 mountains. 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. h 4^ 25 Settlements. Using different colors show on the opposite map the important permanent settlements made by: 1, 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 belonged and the date of settlement. Notes. h \^ 27 French and English Military Stations. Locate and name on the opposite map: 1. The following French military stations: Louisbiirg, New Orleans, Fort Duquesne, Detroit, Quebec, Montreal, 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. 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. 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. 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 Washing- ton's retreat from Brooklyn Heights into Pennsylvania. Locate Philadelphia, Valley Forge, Germantown. Brandywine Creek and Monmouth. Notes. \ v^ /'V Z7 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 Massa- chusetts included Maine ; that New York included Vermont ; that both Massachu- setts 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. 1. 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. h Ic^ V 43 War of 1812 and Florida Purchase. On the opposite map mark with a cross each of the following places: De- troit, Oueenstovvn 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 following 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 Mis- souri Compromise. Notes. 47 Additions of Territory, Show upon the opposite map the two main hnes of travel from the Atlantic to the Alississippi prior to 1850. Show in different colors the following: 1, 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. 51 Civil War. 1. 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 sur- render. 5. With a green pencil show the route of Sherman's march to the sea. 6. Ivocate the principal battle fields of the Civil War as given in vour textbook. Notes. TUTUILA AND MANUA'ISLANDS 5e.ale:50M!TollN. POUTO KICO decile: 100 l^,.To I U GUAM WAKE ISLAND MIDWAY ISLAND AFewAcr«s. HAWAIIAN ISLANDS r^ ^cale: 100 M, ToIIn. 53 NEW YORK STATE EXAMINATIONS BEGINNING JANUARY, 1914 ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday,, January 21, 1914 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Ansiver one questioti from each group. Group I 1 State the purpose and an important re- sult of the explorations of each of two of the following : John Cabot, Cartier, Hudson Magellan. [lO] 2 What explorer was the founder of the French power in America [5] ? Name three lakes and two rivers that he discovered [^]. Group II 3 State why the Puritans left England and why the Pilgrims left Holland [^]. 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 tivo settlements made by them. [lO] 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. [^0] 6 Write a short paragraph, telling what the popular holiday amusements were in the New England and the Southern colonies, [^^j Group IV 7 Name tiuo of the great leaders among the colonists who were active against the tyranny of England just before the Revolu- tion. State tJirce ways in which the people showed their resentment against the tyranny of England. [lO] 8 State tivo acts of the Second Continental Congress that united the colonies during the Revolution. [lO] Group V 9 Mention and briefly explain tn'o questions that led to the disputes between the different states under the Confederation. \^^] 10 State some of the difficulties experi- enced by Congress in obtaining money to carry on the Revolution. [lO] 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 tivo additions of territory be- tween 1840 and 1855. Give the name of each territorial addition thus indicated. [lO] 14 Tell what is meant by each of the fol- lowing: (a) free trade, (b) spoils system, (c) Cumberland road, (d) fugitive slave law, (e) slave states. [lO] Group VIII 15 Give an account of two efforts to take Richmond made by the Union army [§]. 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 (a) two great American states- men, (b) tivo great American women, fey two great American philanthropists, (d) tivo great American generals of the Revolutionary War, (e) tivo great American poets. [lO] 18 What waters does the Panama canal connect? What will be (a) its chief advan- tage to the world, (b) its two chief advan- tages to the LTnited States. f^O] Group X 19 Mention tivo powers denied to the States by the Constitution. [lO] 20 How manv amendments have been made to the United States Constitution [2] ? What subjects were treated in the last two amend- ments [8] ? 54 ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 17, 1914 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Aitszccr one question front each group. Group I 1 Give an account of the early life of Lo- lumbus. State how he obtained his knowl- edge of the sea and how he came to believe in a shorter route to India. [^^*] 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, ]\Iassachusetts. [^^'] 4 State why the Iroquois would not fight for the French in the French and Indian War \-]. Mention four important British victories of this war, two of which were on French soil [^]. Group III 5 Write an account of tzi'o of the follow- ing: (a) the Navigation Laws, (b) the Stamp Act, (c) the Boston Tea Party, (dj Commit- tees of Correspondence, f^^] 6 Why was Xew York's geographic posi- tion of importance during the Revolution? [5]. Illustrate by a map [5]. Group IV 7 What was the cause of the War of 1812 [3] ? What portion of the country did not want war [i] ? Why [2]? Name tzvo .\merican generals of that war who afterward became presidents [-]. 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: fa) the Colonial period, fb) the Revolution, fcj the War of 1812, (d) the Civil War. [lo] Group V 9 Explain one of the following and show its effect on the nation : (a) the Monroe Doctrine, tb) the Missouri Compromise, (cj the Dred Scott Decision, f'l 10 W hat was the principal cause of the war with Mexico in 1846 [5] ? What terri- tory did the United States gain in the final settlement of this war [5] ? Group VI 11 Give the following information concern- ing the first introduction of slavery: (a) when it was introduced, (b) where it was in- troduced, (c) its purpose, [i^] 12 In the Civil War why were so few bat- tles fought on the sea [^] ? What was the principal use of the navy during this war? Group VII 13 Describe the battle of the 3ilerrimac and Monitor [^]. What would probably have happened if the Merrimac had beaten the :\Ionitor [5] ? 14 Name two of the five additions to United States territory since the Civil War [^J. Tell how each of the two was acquired. Group VIII 15 Name fiz.'e 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 [-], (b) two great naval battles [^], (cJ two provisions of the treaty of peace ["*]. Group IX 17 State one thing for which each of the following persons became noted : Walter Raleigh, Peter Stuyuvesant, Robert Morris Theodore Roosevelt, Magellan, Robert E. Lee, Henry W. Longfellow, Betsy Ross, Alexander Hamilton, Grover Cleveland. [^^] 18 Give a famous utterance oi each oi 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. Perrv, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay. [lO] Group X 19 Name fa) the president of the United States, (b) the vice president of the United States, (c) a United States senator from New York State, (d) the governor of New York State, (e) the supervisor of your town or the mayor of your city. [lO] 20 Name the three departments of the United States government [^]. State one function or duty of each department. [^] 55 ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 20, 1915 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Aiisn'cr one question from each group. Group I 1 Write briefly on the discoveries and the explorations of John and Sebastian Cabot. rio] 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 [-J. On it locate the Hudson river [i]. New Amster- dam [1], Fort Orange [i], the territory oc- cupied by each of five Indian tribes, naming the tribes [5]. 4 Where and in what year was the hrst permanent Spanish settlement made? the first permanent English settlement? the first per- manent Dutch settlement [^] ? Give an ac- count of one of these settlements, showing 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, [i*'] 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 I"V 7 Write an account of each of tivo 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 history 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] h Name five 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 [^] ? 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. [^] b Name three states organized from the territory of the Louisiana Purchase and tzvo states organized from the territory ceded to the United States as a result of the Mexican War. y'^] Group "VI 11 Show that the Missouri Compromise was violated by the Kansas-Nebraska P)ill 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, (bj Barbara Frictchie, (c) Paul Reveres Ride, (d) O Captain! my Captain! (e) Battle Hymn of the Republic. [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 Union forces in gaining control of the Mississippi river [*^]. Show how the control of the Mississippi was most important to the Union cause [^]. 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. [lO] 16 Name tzvo great American philanthrop- ists and tell something -each has done. Name tzvo poets, one novelist and tzi'O writers of prose (not fiction) and tell something each has written in connection with the history of our country. [lO] Group IX 17 What are five of the great labor saving inventions of the last hundred years? [lO] 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? [lO] 56 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"' [10] ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 16, 1915 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Answer 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. [^^] 2 About the time of Columbus, what tzno inventions in Europe encouraged exploration and travel [*^] ? What was the immediate object of the early voyagers in sailing west from Europe [^] ? 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: (a) the first colonial assembly, (b) Salem witchcraft, (c) the introduction of negro slavery, (d) the patroon system in New Netherland. [lo] Group III 5 State an important fact concerning each of the following: (a) George III, (b) the Stamp Act, (c) the Boston Tea Party, fci) Lafayette, (e) John Paul Jones. [lO] 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. [lO] 8 Write on one of the following: the war with Tripoli, the Embargo of 1807, the dis- covery of gold in California. [lO] Group V 9 What two questions of serious import- ance in the history of our countrv were settled by the Civil Wari^ [lO] 10 Associate an important fact with each of five of the following : Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, Winfield Scott, Horace Greeley, Abraham Lincoln, Henry Clay. [lO] Group VI 11 Name the 13 original colonies [^] ? How many states are there in the United States ? [^] 12 Name three island possessions of the United States and tell how each was ac- quired. [10] Group VII 13 Locate one of the following and explain its importance : (a) the Barge canal, (b) the Panama canal. [lO] 14 State who each of five of the following is : William Jennings Bryan, Colonel Goethals, Elihu Root, George Dewey, Charles S. Whitman, Thomas A. Edison, Robert E. Peary. [lO] 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, Eli Whitney, Elias Howe, Cyrus McCormick. [lO] 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. [lO] Group IX 17 State what incident in the history of the United States is referred to in each of the following quotations: [lO] 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 Engfand 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. [lO] 57 Group X 19 Name fivo duties of the governor of this state [^]. Name two other state officials and give one duty of each [**]. 20 Name the two houses of the legislative department of the national government ['^] and give the title of the presiding officer of each house [*']. ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 19, 1916 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only AusiK'cr o>ic question from each group. Group I 1 Write about the American Indian, touching on appearance, home, food, man- ner of fighting and religion. [lO] 2 Explain why there were such frequent disagreements between the French and the English over their claims in America. [10] Group II 3 Write at least 100 words on the fol- lowing: A farmer's life in colonial times as compared with his life today. \^^] 4 Write on the early history of New York State covering the following points : (a) when, where and by whom it was first settled, (b) other settlements, (c) purpose of its settlement, (d) patroon system, (e) when and how it became an English colony. [10] Group III 5 The following dates are important ones in American history ; give a reason for the importance of each : 1492, 1565, 1607, 1763, 1803. [lO] 6 Mention some of the great problems that needed to be solved by the leaders of the nation at the time of the formation of the United States government. [^0] Group IV 7 What is meant bv the ^Monroe Doc- trine^ [10] 8 Give an account of one of the follow- ing : fa) the Lewis and Clark expedition, (b). the public services of Alexander Hamilton. [lO] Group V 9 Mention (a) a cause of the Mexican War (1846-48) [*], (b) two important generals in this war [2], (c) the territory gained by the United States as a result of this war. [*] 10 Write on tn'o of the following: (a) the laying of the Atlantic cable, (b) civil service reform, (c) the Homestead Act, (d) irrigation. [lO] Group VI 11 Explain the following with reference to the Civil War : the Emancipation Pro- clamation, the underground railroad, car- petbaggers, Lincoln-Douglas debates, [lo] 12 Mention two great expositions held in the United States between 1870 and 1916. State (a) the place in which each was held, {b) the event, if any, celebrated bv each. [10] Group VII 13 Tell how each of tzvo of the following inventions has influenced the progress of the United States : cotton gin, reaper and binder, steamboat, electric light, gasoline motor. [10] 14 Name tzvo possessions of the United States acquired since 1850 [^] and mention two important natural resources of each of these possessions. [O] Group VIII 15 Give the following facts about any book (not a text-book) that you have read this year in connection with your history study : (a) title, (b) author, (c) period of history to which it relates, (d) chief char- acters, (e) location of story. [lO] 16 Name the author of each of tzvo of the following poems and explain the historic event that suggested each : Evan- geline, Sheridan's Ride, The Star-Spanglcd Banner, Paul Revere's Ride, The First Thanksgiving. [lO] Group IX 17 Write a paragraph of at least 100 words about the administration of Washington or of Jefferson. [lO] 18 btate one fact of interest about each of five of the following : Thomas Edison, Colonel Goethals, Henry Clay, Daniel Web- ster, Horace Greeley, John Brown, Daniel Boone, Andrew S. Draper. [lO] 58 Group X 19 How may the Constitution of Xew York State be amended? [^^] 20 Mention three powers that are denied to state governments by the Constitution of the United States [^]. Name the two branches of Congress [^]. Name the two branches of the Xew York State Legis- lature. [2] ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 21, 1916 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Ansiver one question from each group. Group I 1 Give an account of the explorations of two of the following: (aj the Cabots, (bj Hudson, (c) Cartier, (dj Balboa. [lO] 2 Give an account of the Pilgrims, cov- ering the following points : (a) why they left England, (b) why they left Holland, (c) their landing in America, (d) their re- lations with the Indians, including Mas- sasoit, (e) their first Thanksgiving. [^'^] Group II 3 Name the last Dutch governor of New Xetherland [-]. Tell how the Dutch lost this colony. [S] 4 Give an account of tzvo of the follow- ing : (a) the beginning of slavery in Amer- ica, (b) House of Burgesses, (c) New England town meeting (d) Penn's treaty with the Indians. [lO] Group III 5 Describe Washington's part in the French and Indian War [§]. What appoint- ment did he afterward receive partly as a result of his experience in this war? [2] 6 Write a paragraph on the life of one of the following: Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert E. Lee, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, [i^l Group IV 7 Give three causes of the ill feeling that grew up between England and her American colonies after the French and Indian War. [10] 8 Give an important fact about each of the following in connection with the Revolu- tionary War: (a) the First Continental Congress, (b) Lexington, (c) Declaration of Independence, (d) John Paul lones. (e) Robert Morris. [lO] Group V 9 Write on tzvo of the following: (a) purchase of Alaska, (b) nullification, i of the following: Magellan, Drake, Ponce de Leon, De Soto. [lO] 4 State with reference to each of tzvo of the following states the time, place and pur- pose of the first settlement and the national- ity and character of the settlers : Rhode Is- land, New York, Georgia, Pennsylvania [lO] Group III 5 Contrast the aims of the Plymouth col- onists with those of the Virginia colonists [5]. What was the Mayflower compact: [^J 6 Write an account of tik'o of the follow- ing: (a) the persecution of the Quakers in Massachusetts, (b) the Clavborne Rebellion, (c) the story of the Charter Oak. [lO] Group IV 7 Explain why and how the French and English claims in North America conflicted. [10] 8 In the French and Indian War why was the possession of Fort Duquesne impor- tant f^'l '■! Name two battles or sieges of this war in which the English were successful. Group V 9 Name three events that led to the revolt of the American colonies f^l and give an account of one of them. [^] 10 Describe the naval battle won by John Paul Jones in the Revolutionary War. [it»] Group VI 11 Show the causes and the results of the quarrel with France in the administration of John Adams. [lO] 12 Name tivo political parties of Washing- ton's administration [-]. Mention two points on which they differed [4]. Name two leaders of each party. [4] Group VII 13 \\'rite on the public services of tzvo of the following men : Clav, Webster, Calhoun, DeWitt Clinton. [lO] 14 Show how improvements in methods of travel have helped the growth of the United States. [10] Group VIII 15 How did Sherman's March to the Sea weaken the Confederacy? [lO] 16 Why was the battle between the Merri- mac and the Monitor so important? [lO] Group IX 17 Select tlirce of the following famous sayings and tell by whom and under what conditions each one was spoken: [lO] a Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute. b I would rather be right than be Presi- dent. c Give me liberty or give me death. d We have met the enemy and they are ours. c Don't give up the ship. / Government of the people, by the people, for the people. g I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country. /; L'nited we stand, divided we fall. 18 Answer both a and b: a Mention three important inventions [3] and explain what effect one of these inventions has had on the history of our country. [3] b Tell something of interest about each of four of the following: Robert E. Lee, Admiral Dewey. William Lloyd Gar- rison, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Cyrus W. Field, Thomas A. Edison, John G. Whittier, Alexander Graham Bell, [^j Group X 19 Mention tzvo qualifications specified by the Constitution, which must be possessed by 61 a person who is eligible for the presidency [^]. State two ways in which money for the support of the United States government is raised. [^] 20 Describe the making of a law in Xew York State. [lO] ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 23. 1918 1.15 to 4.15 p. m.. only Aiiszccr one question from each group. Group I 1 Draw an outline map of New York State and on it locate, with names, five of the fol- lowing : White Plains, Hudson river, Mo- hawk river, Saratoga, West Point, Platts- burg, Albany, Herkimer, [i*^] 2 Draw an outline map of the eastern coast of North America and on it locate, with name, the region claimed by (a) Spain, (b) England, (c) France, (d) Holland. [i«^] Group II 3 Write a paragraph of about 100 words on the life of one of the following and state why you admire or dislike the character: Benedict Arnold, William Penn, Clara Bar- ton, Sir William Johnson, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Williams, Alexander Hamilton, Dan- iel Boone. [lO] 4 Write an account of one of the follow- ing : the Grand Model, King Philip's War, the charters of Virginia, Bacon's Rebellion, the Albany Congress, [i^] Group III 5 If you had been one of the early set- tlers in colonial times, in which of the Eng- lish colonies would you have preferred to settle ? Give a reason for vour answer. [10] 6 Why is each of five of the following of historic interest: Oriskany, Concord, Jamestown, Ticonderoga, Valley Forge, Plattsburg. Saratoga, Annapolis, Yorktown ? [10] Group IV 7 Give an account of Washington's jour- ney to deliver a message to the French com.- mandant in the Ohio region, showing why he was sent and by whom he was sent, and stating the result of the message, [i^] 8 Name the two political parties that came into existence during Washington's adminis- tration [2]. Mention one point on which these parties differed [4]. Name one impor- tant leader of each party. [4] Group V 9 State the results of the battle of Tren- ton {^]. Name tivo battles of the Revolu- tionary War that were fought in New Eng- land [4]. 10 Show one way in which each of tzvo of the following men aided the United States : Eli Whitney, Elias Howe, De Witt Clinton, Robert Fulton. [lO] Group VI 11 What possessions of the United States were acquired as a result of the Mexican War? [10] 12 What possessions of the United States were acquired as a result of the Spanish- American war? [10] Group VII 13 Name cither a historical story book or a historical novel that you have read this year and write an account of it, using about 100 words. [10] 14 Quote two stanzas of The Star-Span- gled Banner \^]. Explain the circumstances under which it was written [4]. Group VIII 15 Write a brief parayraph on one of the following: the United States Bank, the United States Mint, the spoils system, the Missouri Compromise, the Cumberland road. [10] 16 What is meant by each of trvo of the following terms : protective tariff, internal improvements, slavery, carpet-baggers, nat- uralization, squatter sovereignty, income tax, a neutral country? [10] Group IX 17 State an important fact concerning each of five of the following: Woodrow Wilson, Theodore Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Wil- liam H. Taft, Thomas A. Edison, Elihu Root, Helen Keller, Julia Ward Howe, [lo] 18 Write a brief paragraph on one of the following: Liberty Loan, Red Cross work, the submarine, the aeroplane. [10] Group X 19 Give (a) two duties of the Congress of the United States ['*]; (b) two duties of the President [•*], (c) one dutv of the Supreme Court [2]. 62 20 Mention tu'O ways in which money for the support of the United States government is raised [^]. In what way is most of the money for the present war raised [^] ? ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 19, 1918 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Ansu'cr one question from each group. Group I 1 Mention an important fact relative to the discoveries or explorations of each of five of the following: Raleigh, Balboa, Drake, Hudson, De Soto, Menendez, Cartier. [10] 2 Write a paragraph giving an account of the explorations or discoveries of one of the following: (a) Ponce de Leon (b) Coronado, (c) John Cabot. [lO] Group II 3 Do you blame the Massachusetts colon- ists for expelling Roger Williams or Anne Hutchinson? Give reasons for vour answer. 4 Name the thirteen original states and give with reference to each of three of them (a) the name of the person or people by whom it was settled, fh) the object of the .settlement. [10] Group III 5 Give an account of the Puritans, includ- ing tivo or more of the following points : (a) time of emigration to this country, (b) reason for emigration, (c) their first leaders or governors, (d) their management of pub- lic affairs. [lO] 6 Compare the northern colonies with the southern colonies with reference to agricul- ture, touching on difficulties encountered, size of farms or plantations, products. [^0] Group IV 7 Write on the French Alliance in the Rev- olutionary War. showing the effect of this alliance on the result of the war. [lO] 8 Name the four intercolonial wars (French and Indian) [^]. Give tzvo im- portant effects of these wars on the colon- ists at that time [*]. Group V 9 Explain the statement: "The Articles of Confederation was our first national consti- tution" [6]. Mention one respect in which this first constitution was weak and unsatis- factory [4]. 10 Tell De Witt Clinton's part in the de- velopment of transportation in the United States. [10] Group VI 11 Show how each of tzvo of the follow- ing helped in the growth of the feeling against slavery: (a) John Brown's raid, (b) William Lloyd Garrison's influence, (c) publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, (d) Fugitive Slave Law. [lO] 12 Name three border states at the time of the Civil War. What was the opinion of the people in these states with regard to secession and what was their final decision? [10] Group VII 13 State how each of tzvo of the follow- ing inventions aided the growth and devel- opment of the United States : steam engine, telegraph, telephone, reaper, automobile. . ^ . ['^^ 14 Explam tzvo of the following : arbitra- tion, civil service. Homestead Act, tariff, treaty, treason. [lO] Group VIII 15 State an important fact concerning each of five of the following : Francis Scott Key, Daniel Webster, Philip Sheridan, J. J. Persh- ing, Booker T. Washington, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Clara Barton, Alexander Graham Bell, Cyrus W. Field. [lO] 16 Name fiz'e presidents who held office in the period 1800-1850 and mention an im- portant event in the administration of each. [10] Group IX 17 Write an account of some newspaper article or magazine article or book touching on the present war. [LIse at least 100 words.] [10] 18 Write a paragraph on one of the fol- lowing topics : War savings stamps. The American armv in France, American train- ing camps. [10] Group X 19 Mention five cabinet offices and give one dutv pertaining to each of three of them. Name tzvo cabinet officers of the present administration. [lO] 63 20 What tivo of its powers has Congress had to use specially in the last year and a half [*^] ? What power was granted to the women of New York State at the last gen- eral election [4] ? ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, January 22, 1919 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Anszvcr one question from each group. Group I 1 Write on the explorations of the Cabots, touching on the following points : (a) what it was hoped they would discover, (b) their actual discoveries, (c) the importance of these discoveries. [lO] 2 Name three Spanish and tzvo French explorers and state what was accomplished by each. [lO] Group II 3 Mention tivo ways in which contact with the Indian race was of assistance to the early settlers of our country. [lO] 4 Describe the early settlements in New York State, touching on (a) nationality of first settlers, (b) purpose, (c) methods of colonizing, (d) success, (c) change of gov- ernment. [^0] Group III 5 What is meant by a proprietary colony [-] ? Name the proprietor and the religious denomination connected with the settlement of (a) Maryland [*], (b) Pennsylvania [■*]. 6 Write briefly on one of the following : Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, re- ligious toleration in the colonies, [i*^] Group IV 7 Describe the life and work of La Salle, touching on (a) his aims, (b) his explora- tions and hardships, (c) his character, [i*'] 8 How did the French and Indian War help prepare the colonists for the Revolu- tionary War? [10] Group V 9 Mention three measures taken by King George that roused the colonists and grad- ually led to the Revolutionary War. ['O] 10 Describe some of the difficulties en- countered by the colonists in carrying on war with England, [lo] Group VI 11 Mention two things that Congress has done in carrying on the present world war that it could not have done under the Articles of Confederation. [lO] 12 In whose administration and under what circumstances was the first addition made to the territory of the original 13 states? [10] Group VII 13 What is meant by a neutral nation [^1 ? Mention an instance in the history of the United States when the question of our neutrality has been important [5] 14 Write a short paragraph on one of the following: Non-intercourse Act, Missouri Compromise, protective tariff, Monroe Doc- trine. [10] Group VIII 15 Mention two measures passed by Con- gress in the attempt to avoid trouble over slavery. [lO] 16 Mention tzvo important results of the War of 1812. [lO] Group IX 17 State an important fact connected with each of five of the following: Henry Cabot Lodge, WiUiam McKinley, U. S. Grant, George W. Goethals, Andrew S. Draper, George Dewey, J. E. Johnston, Elihu Root, Nathan Hale, Herbert C. Hoover, Robert Lansing, Andrew Carnegie. [lO] 18 Write on what the American army has done to assist the Allies since July 1, 1918. [10] Group X 19 Contrast the two branches of the na- tional Congress as to (a) number of mem- bers, (b) length of term, (c) territory repre- sented by the members. [lO] 20 State what is meant by two of the fol- l?)wing: party platform, direct primary, na- tional convention. American citizen, morale. noi 64 ELEMENTARY UNITED STATES HISTORY WITH CIVICS Wednesday, June 18, 1919 1.15 to 4.15 p. m., only Answer one nucstion from each group. Group I 1 Name four European countries that ex- plored and claimed territory in the New World and state approximately the section of country that each nation claimed. [lO] 2 State tzi.'o effects on Europe of the dis- covery of America. [lO] Group II 3 Write a paragraph of at least 75 words on the American Indian, touching on his character, personal appearance, manner of living, habits and dress, [i*^] 4 Give an account of one of Sir Walter Raleigh's exploring expeditions to the New World, stating the place of settlement, his discouragements and the effect of this set- tlement on the later colonization of Ameri- ca. [10] Group III 5 Name and define tzvo forms of govern- ment represented in the 13 colonies previous to the Articles of Confederation. [lO] 6 Explain what is meant by tzvo of the following: [lO] (a) Grand Model, (b) Penn- sylvania's Great Charter, (c) Salem witch- craft, (d) fugitive regicides, (e) taxation without representation. Group IV 7 Describe the work of the early Catholic missionaries, touching on the location of their work and its result, [i"! 8 Frequent reference is made at the pres- ent time to the Monroe Doctrine. What is the meanin':r of this famous doctrine? Do you believe in it? Give reason for your an- swer. [10] Group V 9 Give an account of Lafayette's visit to this country in 1824, touching on the invita- tion given to him. the welcome accorded him by our people, his gift from Congress and other interesting events of his visit. [lO] 10 Give an account of William Lloyd Gar- rison's attack on slavery. How were Mr. Garrison and his methods regarded by both the friends and foes of slavery? [lO] Group VI 11 Explain tzvo of the following: Fugi- tive Slave Law, Emancipation Proclamation, Solid South, Underground Railway, Kansas- Nebraska Bill. [10] 12 What were some of the mistakes made by the North after the Civil War in the reconstruction of the South? How did these mistakes cause suffering among some of the Southerners? [lO] Group VII 13 Mention (a) three American inventors, giving an invention of each, (b) tzvo Amer- ican authors, naming one book of each, (ci three American poets, namin"- one poem of each. Mention tzvo reformers and state in what reform each was interested. [lO] 14 Write a paragraph contrasting the op- portunities and duties of girls and women in 1819 with their opportunities and duties in 1919. [10] Group VIII 15 State for what each of three of tiie following is important in history : Chateau- Thierry. Saratoga, Marne river, Versailles, Manila bay, Lexington, Appomatox. [lO] 16 Write at least 75 words on the life and character of Roosevelt. [lO] Group IX 17 Mention tzvo important conditions of the armistice signed last November by the Allies and Germany. [lO] 18 Write at least 50 words on the peace conference. [lO] Group X 19 Explain how the Constitution of the United States is amended [8] What recent amendment has been made to the United States Constitution [~] ? 20 Explain tzvo of the following terms: Americanization, naturalization, autocracy, democracy, army draft, demobilization [lo] H19 89 . 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