1. Explain the effect of the colonization of America by different foreign nations upon the character of our political and social institutions.

2. What acts of England led the American colonies to declare their independence?

3. How were troops and the munitions of war provided by the Americans for the Revolution?

4. Follow George Washington during the period of the Revolution.

5. How did the United States come into possession of the Northwest Territory, and into what states has it been divided?

6. Trace briefly the history of slavery in the United States. 7. What is the Monroe doctrine, and how has it been received by the American people?

8. What were the principal features of President Jackson's administration, and their results upon the people?

9. Give the general plan and purpose of the government's naval operations during the war of the Rebellion.

10. What circumstances led to articles of impeachment against President Johnson, and with what results?

11. What has been the policy of the government toward the Indians?

1. It tends to make the population cosmopolitan, and this, in turn, tends toward extreme democracy and socialism.

2. Taxation to pay English public debt, duties levied on common necessities, denial of the right of representation, and of other rights, quartering of troops among the colonies.

3. Troops were largely volunteers, and funds Joaned by private individuals for purchasing mu

nitions of war were added to small appropriations made by congress and some aid from France.

4. Took command at Boston, moved to Long Island and New York, maneuvered in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, passed to Virginia and hemmed in Cornwallis, thus closing the war.

5. It was ceded by New York, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Into Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin. 6. Introduced at Jamestown, 1619, and spread rapidly. Importation stopped by Virginia in 1776, prohibited in the Northwest Territory in 1787. Importation prohibited in 1808. Extension prohibited north of 36° 30′ (except in Missouri) in 1820; forbidden in the District of Columbia 1850, prohibition of 1820 annulled 1854, emancipation 1863. 7. America for Americans." Most Americans stand firmly in favor of the doctrine.

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8. The spoils system; increase in the tariff; veto of numerous bills, especially that to renew charter for the U. S. Bank. The spoils system led to corruption, the tariff provided temporary prosperity, the veto of the re-chartering bill caused a panic in

1837.

1. Why do degrees of latitude vary in length?

2. To an observer situated in 40 N. Lat.. how far above the horizon is the sun at noon, June 21st? Explain.

3. Account for the fact that the range of annual temperature is much greater in the middle latitude than near the equator.

4. What was probably the nature of the process by which the great reliefs of the globe were originally produced? 5. Locate several of those dry land areas of the globe that are depressed below sea level.

6. Account for the fact that plateau areas are usually deficient in rainfall.

7. Show that there are relations of dependence between man's progress in civilization and the food supply of the zone which he inhabits.

8 Discuss the topic industries of Mexico.

9. Discuss the geography work as outlined in the State Manual.

1. Because the earth is flattened at the poles and the curvature is upon a longer radius. It is as if the world grew larger toward the poles.

2. 733 degrees. The equator is 40 degrees to the south; the sun is 23 degrees north of the equator; therefore it is 16 degrees south of the zenith, or 73 above the southern horizon.

3. In middle latitudes the angle of the sun's rays and the length of day and night vary more than near the equator.

4. The cooling and contraction of the earth's interior, and consequent wrinkling or folding of the crust. A difference in the amount of contraction along different radii may have occurred.

5. Region around the Dead Sea in Syria; region around the Caspian Sea; the Algerian Sahara; Death Valley, California.

6. While the air is rising to the height of a plateau expansion produces cooling and condensation, so that it arrives in a relatively dry state. eaus are often surrounded by mountains which shut out the moisture.

Plat

7. In many parts of the torrid zone food is so

abundant as to require little labor or forethought; hence men fail to develop for want of effort. In the frigid zones the whole of men's time and energy must be spent in procuring food and shelter, and none is left for self-improvement. The temperate zones yield an ample food supply with moderate labor, and there men have both the stimulus of necessity and the leisure for progress in civilization.

8. The industries of Mexico consist of agriculture in great variety; wheat, corn, cotton, coffee, sugar, tobacco and agave being the chief crops. The variety of forest trees makes lumbering profitable, and in the higher and dryer portions of the country cattle raising and silver mining are the chief industries.

GRAMMAR.

1. Write the following words in two columns; in one column write the masculine form, and in the other the feminine: baron, duke, lad, belle, earl.

2. Which of the pronouns indicate gender by their form? Illustrate in sentences. How do you determine the gender of other pronouns?

3. Fill the following blanks with the proper forms of whoever; state the principle which guides you:

a. The story was told to

would listen.

. you may bring. threw the ball.

b. I shall be pleased to meet c. The teacher wishes to see 4. Explain the use of italicised words in the following sentence: When we arrived, we could not easily make ourselves known.

5. State five uses of the substantive clause and illustrate them in sentences.

6. What parts of speech have comparison, and how is it shown? Illustrate,

7. Punctuate and capitalize: sheridan pit and fox all drank hard and worked hard they were all great in the councils of the nation but not one of them could rule his own household london atheneum.

1. Masculine Baron, duke, lad, beau, earl. Feminine: Baroness, duchess, lass, belle,

countess.

2. The personal pronouns indicate gender by their form; e. g., He is my brother. She is his mother. It is my book.

The gender of other pronouns is determined by their antecedents and the context.

3. a. The story was told to whoever would listen.

b. I shall be pleased to meet whomever you may bring.

c. The teacher wishes to see whoever threw the ball.

The case form of the compound relative pronoun is determined by its use in the subordinate clause. 4. The word," when," is a compound conjunctive adverb. It has two adverbial uses, one in the subordinate clause, in which it modifies the verb, "arrived," and one in the principal clause, in which it modifies the word, "known," expressing an adverbial idea of time in each case. In the third place, it expresses the relation between the two thoughts.

The expression, "Ourselves known," is a direct objective modifier of the verb, "make." The principal word is, "ourselves," modified by the participle, "known," which is an adjective modifier. This word also supplements the meaning of the verb, "make."

5. Five uses of the substantive clause are: (1) As subject of the sentence; e. g., That the earth is i believed by all. (2) Predicate of the senThe fact is that I am weary. (3) Apdifier; e. g., The fact that the earth is lieved by all. (4) Direct objective

modifier; e. g., We believe that the earth is round. (5) As principal part of a prepositional phrase; e. g., He trades with what capital he has.

son.

6. The adjective and the adverb have compariComparison in both the adjective and the adverb is shown in one of three ways: (1) By different words; e, g., good, better, best; much, more, most. (2) By inflection; e. g., happy, happier, happiest; hard, harder, hardest." (3) By composition; e. g., beautiful, more beautiful, most beautiful; sincerely, more sincerely, most sincerely.

7. Sheridan, Pitt, and Fox, all drank hard and worked hard; they were all great in the councils of the nation; but not one of them could rule his own household.-London Atheneum,

GUIZOT'S HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION.
(Any six.)

1. On what two elements does the political progress of mankind depend?

2 Show the universality of the feudal system.

3. Show how feudalismi affected civilization by affecting the distribution of population.

4. Compare the feudal society to the patriarchate and the clan.

5 Account for the hostility which feudalism excited in the minds of the agricultural classes.

6. What was the effect of feudalism on the fief holder?

7. What are the constituent elements in a federative system of government?

8. Why difficult to establish and maintain?

9. What principle, or right, in society, did feudalism emphasize? What did it neglect?

10. What powers and interests opposed feudalism.

See Vol. III, p. 145 of THE INLAND EDUCATOR for a full discussion of these points.

SCIENTIFIC TEMPERANCE. (Any five.)

1. Give a brief summary of the effects of the continued use of alcohol on the system as a whole.

2 What value, as a risk, do insurance companies usually place on the habitual drinker of alcoholic beverages? 3. Name the principal component parts of roasted coffee. Which of them give to coffee its popularity as a drink?

4. Is the use of alcoholic stimulants in the practice of medicine growing more or less popular? Why so?

5. In what ways and under what forms is morphine used as a medicine? When does its use become harmful?

6. Explain as you would to a class the process of distillation.

7. Does the mind of the habitual drinker become stronger and brighter or the reverse as he grows older? Venture a brief explanation for the facts as you state them.

1. The continued use of alcohol in excessive quantities would undermine the system.

2. Insurance companies do not regard habitual drinkers as good risks.

3. Oils and caffeine.

Caffeine is the stimulant and gives the effect for which coffee is used.

4. This is a difficult question to answer. Probably the use of alcohol is not one of popularity at all. Perhaps it may be said that its use is more scientific.

5. Hypodermically and internally. When used

in excess.

6. The process of distillation may be shown to a class by the chemical separation of the volatile parts of a substance from the more fixed; or natural distillation may be seen in the evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds, and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow or hail.

7. On the supposition that the "habitual" drinker is one who drinks to excess, the mind would grow weaker and duller. The reason is that the continued use of a stimulant tears down the cells instead of building them up.