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REVIEW QUESTIONS

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HISTORY & CONSTITUTION

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UISriTEI3 STA.TES,

By W. T. HARRIS.

ST. LOUIS.

1872.

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By W. T. HARRIS.

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1872.

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REVIEW QUESTIONS IN THE HISTORY

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COJ(STITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

By W. T. HARRIS.

[The pupil should form the habit of associatins; a cluster of events about eachdate. Tt is a good exercise to write a series of dates on the board, and call uponthe pupil to name the events connected with them. It is a higher task to trace

out the logical connection between events, and to fix the relative influences ofindividual plans, national character and local circumstances.]

Period I: Discoveries.

I. What led Columbus to make his first voyage across the At-

lantic? What unsuccessful applications did he make for aid ? Givean account of his fleet, and state the number of his men. Date of

his discovery of this continent? At what point? Name, date, andlocation of the first European town in America? How many voyagesto America did Columbus make ?

What earlier discovery of Amerit3a is on record? What of

Da Gama? When did Spain become one monarchy ? Origin of the

name ''West Indies?"

II. Origin of the name "America?" Give an account of Balboa's

discovery. Magellan's. When did Cortez sail for Mexico ? Whendid he complete its conquest? Who conquered Peru? When?Who discovered Florida ? In search of what ? What did De Ayllon

accomplish ? What of Gomez and Narvaez ?

Give account of the Portuguese discoverers. Cabral and Cortereal-

What were the men under Cortez armed with?

III. Who discovered the Mississippi river ? Relate his adven-

tures. Who settled St. Augustine ? Santa Fe ? Name four other

Spaniards who explored the interior of North America and the Pacific

coast. Give an account of Verazzani's discoveries. Give some par-

ticulars of Cartier's voyages. What Huguenot expeditions sent out

by Coligny ? Who was Laudonniere ? Relate the exploit of DeGourgues.

Origin of the name "Montreal ?"

IV. Who selected the site for Quebec ? Date of the settlement

of Port Royal? What voyage in 1497 bv Cabot? Had the con-

tinent been discovered before? Relate something of Sir Francis

Drake. What about Raleigh and the settlement of lioanoke ? Whowere Bartholomew Gosnold and Martin Pring? Who was Wey-mouth ?

What territory was included under the name Acadia ? Who wasSir Humphrey Gilbert ? Virginia Dare ? Origin of the name "CapeCod ?" Of "Cape Fear ?"

V. Give an account of the charters of North and South Virginia;

defining the territories granted, and the councils governing their com-

panies. When and where were the American fisheries opened ? Whatwere the Spanish claims in North America ? The French claims ? •

The English claims? Did the charters given by King James respect

the French claims '(

What geographical supposition was disproved by the explorations

of Magellan, Drake and Balboa '/ What two conditions are necessary

to complete a title by discovery ?

VI. Who were the Aborigines of America? Their number?Name the eight principal families. State what you can of their

physical characteristics ; moral characteristics. What about their

amusements? Literature? Education? Dwellings? Money'/ Gov-ernment '/ Religion'/ Origin? Employments?

To what class of society do the Indians belong ? What rank dothey hold in the five races ? To what division does their language be-

long? To what, their form of government? What notable event

in Spain the year of the first voyage of Columbus? Name the five

great contemporary rulers of the first part ofthe 16th century. Whatis meant by "New Style" and "Uld Style?" Name some great

work (of which you have seen a copy or picture) of Raphael ; of

Michael Angelo ; of Da Vinci; of Correggio ; of Titian. For whatwere Machiavelli, Ariosto, Copernicus, Camoens, Tasso, Spenser, and '

Sir Philip Sidney famous? What was the gunpowder plot? TheSpanish armada ?

Period II: Settleme7its.

VII. Give an account of the settlement of Jamestown. Namethe prominent men in the Local Council. What adventures hadSmith ? Date of the second and third charters of the London Com-pany ? Give an account of the administration of Lord Delaware

;

of Sir Thomas Dale; of Sir George Yeardley.

Relate the story of Pocahontas. What about the raising of corn

and tobacco?

VIII. What were some of the provisions of the written Consti-

tution of Virginia? What Indian massacre in 1622? Give the

results that followed it. When was the London Company dissolved ?

What led to it ? The second Indian massacre in Virginia led to what

results? Give an account of the navigation acts. State the conduct

of Virginia during the civil war in England.

What were the exploits of Argall? In what way was slavery in-

troduced? What about the scarcity of women in the colony?

Criminals as servants ?

IX. What was the character of Sir Wm. Berkeley ? What led to

Bacon's rebellion ? What was its result ? AYhat settlement attempted

under George Popham ? Who made a map of New England and

gave it its name ? What was the Council of Plymouth ? Who were

the Puritans ? What adventures had they before coming to America ?

What was the object of the Puritans in coming to America ? Towhat place did they intend to came?

X. Name the five chief men of the Plymouth colony. Whattreaty with the Indians did that colony make ? What arrangements

about the cultivation of the ground ? What form of government

had they ? What settlement did John Endicott found ? What one

did John Winthrop found ? How early was a representative gov-

ernment established in Massachusetts ? What man and woman werebanished, and for what causes?

What difficulties did the Puritans encounter the first year ? Whatproductions did they raise and what traffic had they with the Indians ?

What did they export to England? Who was Roger Conant ? Whatwas the origin of "Thanksgiving day ?."

XI. When was the union of the New Englnnd colonies formed ?

What colonies entered it ? Give some account of the settlement ofMaine. Give a sketch of the rise of King Philip's war, and state

some of the particulars of the fight at Swanzey and South Kingston.

What losses did the English sufier ? Who was Sir Edmund Andros ?

Who was Sir Ferdinando Gorges ? Who were the " Royal com-missioners " ? Trace out on a map the localities of battles in KingPhilip's war, in the order of their succession. Results of that warto the whites ? To the Indians ? Grounds for the annulment of the

New England charters by Charles I ?

XII. Date of the settlement of New Hampshire? When joined

to Massachusetts ? When s^^parated ? What early grants of the

soil of Connecticut ? What migration to Hartford, Windsor, andWethersfiekl ? Who settled Saybrook ? Give an account of the Pe-

quot war. When did the Connecticut colony adopt a constitution?

What treaty with the Dutch ?

Who was Wheelwright ? Robert Mason? Capt. Holmes? ThomasHooker ? Capt. John Mason ? Uncas ?

XIII. When was New Haven settled ? When united to the Con-necticut colony? What attempt of Andros in 1675? In 1687?Who settled Rhode Island ? What was his principle of action ? Whosettled Portsmouth ? When was the charter of Rhode Island ob-

tained ? What were its provisions ? What of the j'ight of suffrage?

Who was John Davenport ? Theophilus Eaton ? Date and pro-

visions of the charter of Connecticut? What two colonies had claims

within its boundaries ? Who was William Coddington ? Canonicus

and Miantinomoh? William Blackstone? Henry Bull ?

XIY. Give an account of the discoveries of Henry Hudson.What claim was founded on them ? What settlement followed soon ?

What territory received the name of New Netherland ? Name thefour Dutch Governors, and give the dates of their accession. Underwhom were the Indian wars carried on ? Who conquered and an-

nexed the Swedes on the Delaware?

What was the original cost of Manhattan Island ? Who werecalled "Patroons ?" Who was John Underhill ?

XV. What grant was made by Charles II. in 1664? Relate the

particulars of the English conquest of New Netherland. What wasthe character of the administration of Nichols? Of Lovelace? OfAndros? When was the "Charter of Liberties" established? Whatwas the conduct of James II. toward the colonies ?

Where was Fort Orange situated ? Where was New Amsterdam ?

When did the Dutch retake New York ? Who was Thomas Don-gan ? What treaty did he make with the Five Nations ? Its effects ?

Who was Jacob Leisler ?

XVI. To whom was the territory of New Jersey conveyed in

1664 ? When and by whom was Elizabethtown settled ? Who wasfirst Governor of New Jersey, and what constitution did the pro-

prietors grant ? To whom did Berkeley sell his title in New Jersey ?

Who settled Delaware ? When did it come into possession of the

Dutch ? Of the Duke of York ? Of Pennsylvania ?

What were the "North River" and "South River?" Where wasFort Nassau ? By whom was Newark settled ? Where was Christina ?

XVII. Who was Lord Baltimore, and what grant did he obtain ?

Give an account of the first settlement of Maryland. What were the

provisions of the charter ? What was the cause of Clayborne's re-

bellion ? Its result ? When was the Toleration Act passed, and whatwere its provisions ? W^hen did Maryland become a royal province,

and under w^hat king ?

Who was George Calvert ? Cecil Calvert ? Leonard Calvert ?

How do the Rhode Island and Maryland Acts of Toleration differ?

What advantage did the Protestants take of their numbers and pow-ers ? What treatment did the colonists of Maryland receive from

the Indians ?

XVIII. Give an account of the settlement of Philadelphia, and of

Penn's treaty with the Indians. What people settled Pennsylvania?What did the first Legislature adopt ? What patent was granted to

Lord Clarendon in 1663 ? What settlement was first made within

the limits of North Carolina? Name the three colonies formed in

tfie Carolinas. When was Charleston settled ?

"Who were Mason and Dixon ? Who was Thomas Lloyd ? WilliamDrummond ? John Yeamans ? William Sayle ? Who was AshleyCooper ?

XIX. What model constitution was drawn up for the Carolinas ?

How did it answer? Give an account of the domestic dissensions in

the Carolinas ; of the Navigation Acts ; of Seth Sothel ; of the mi-

gration of the Dutch from New York ; of the Huguenots and Pu-ritans ; of James Colleton's administration.

Who was Shaftesbury ? John Locke 1 When were the Carolinas

united ? When separated ?

XX. What section of the country were the English settlements

confined to ? The French ? What event caused the Five Nations to

become friendly to the English ? Give some account of the explora-

tions of James Marquette and Louis Joliet ; also of La Salle.

How many years between Joliet's and De Soto's voyages on the

Mississippi ?" Who named the Mississippi valley "Louisiana ?'* After

whom ?

XXL What did the English claim in America at the close of the

second period (1689) ? What possessions were claimed by France ?

What did the Spanish claim include ? What was the population of

the colonies in 1689, according to Bancroft? Describe the mannersof the inhabitants of Virginia ; of New England ; of New York.

Mention some of the peculiar laws of the Massachusetts colony;

of the Connecticut colony. What benevolent enterprise did Las Ca-

sas attempt.

XXII. In what colonies did the Church of England prevail ?

Dutch Reformed ? Roman Catholic ? Calvinism? Baptist doctrines ?

Quaker? In what colonies did persecution prevail ? When was the

first printing press established in America ? What articles of com-

merce did the colonies furnish ? What early acts in regard to edu-

cation ?

What Indian Missions were attempted in the early history of the

colonies? When was Harvard college founded? When was weav-

ing introduced ? When was cotton first cultivated in Virginia ?

What acts in Massachusetts against the Quakers ? What did Gover-

nor Berkeley say about free schools and printing? What the Gov-

ernor of Connecticut ? What sovereis^n of England began to reign

in 1509? in 1547? 1553? 1558? 1603"? 1625? 1649? 1660? 1685?

1689? 1702? 1714? 1727? 1760? What sovereign began to reign

over France in 1515? 1547? 1589? 1610? 1643? 1715? 1774?

What European countries were mvolved in the "Thirty years' war?"

and what was the main issue of that war ? When was the Habeas

Corpus Act passed by Parliament? What was the Edict of Nantes ?

Who repealed it and when ? What effect did it have on migration to

America? What was the League of Augsburg 'r* Who was Riche-

Heu ? Galileo ? Cervantes i'

^ Moliere ? Milton r Shakespeare ?

Kepler ? Bacon 7 Hampden ?

Period III: Liter- Colojiial Wars.

XXIII. What tour wars tended to unite the colonies for commondefense ? Which was the last settled of the thirteen colonies ? Whendid New Hampshire become a separate colony ? Give some account

of the Salem witchcraft. How many people were executed during

its prevalence ? Give an account of Leisler's career and death ; ofWilliam Kidd's adventures, and of the Negro Plot

Who was Cotton Mather ? What did Baxter, Blackstone and Sir

Matthew Hall think of witchcraft ?

XXIV. When were the Jerseys united under the Governor of

New York ? When did Lewis Morris become Governor? Whendid the Carolinas finally separate ? Give an account of Oglethorpe's

settlement. Who settled Biloxi, and when ? To what place did

most of the settlers remove three years afterward ? What was the

early history of Natchez ?

When did Delaware obtain a separate legislative assembly ? Whatoi Tomochichi ? When was New Orleans founded, and by whom ?

XXV. How many forts in the chain established by the Frenchbetween Montreal and New Orleans ? Name the most important.

Who erected the fort at Pensacola ? What gave rise to King Wil-

liam's war ? How did the Indians side? Relate the circumstance of

the burning of Schenectady, and name two other towns that shared

the same fate. What about the expedition of Sir William Phippsagainst Port Royal ? Against Quebec ?

What of Mrs. Dustan '/ Major Waldron ?

XXVr. Give the date and provisions of the treaty of Ryswick.Causes of Queen Anne's war? Who began hostilities? What wasthe result of the Spanish attack on Charleston, 1706 ? Give an ac-

count of the Tuscarora war in North Carolina ; of the war with the

Yamasses in South Carolina. What shielded New York from the

horrors of war at this time ? When was Port Royal taken ?

Who was The Pretender? What was the "balance of power," andwhat treaty did it originate ? Who were the two srreat ministersin

of Louis XIV ? Who was Col. Rhett? Gov. Craven?

XXVII. What was the result of the expedition into Canada in

1711 ? Give the date and provisions of the treaty of Utrecht. Givean account of Oglethorpe's invasion of Florida; of his defense ofSavannah. Wliat originated the war of the Austrian Succession '/

Relate the particulars of the capture of Louisburg. Of the treaty

of Aix-la-Chapelle.

Wh(') was Hovenden Walker ? Govei-nor Dudley ? What wasthe occasion of the Spanish war in 1739? Who was the "YoungPretender?" Wm. Pepperell? Commodore Warren ? Duke D'An-ville ?

XXVIII. What struggle in Europe went on at the same timewith the French and Indian war in America ? Give an account ofthe Ohio Company and its diiRculties; of George Washington'smission to St. Pierre ; of the erection of Fort Necessity ; Fort Du-quesne. Why was the plan of union, adopted at Albany, rejected ?

What quarrel about the boundaries of Acadia 'i What three portswere occupied by the French in the spring of 1753? From whatcolonies were the delegates to the Albany Convention ? Who drewup the plan of union ?

XXIX. What four expeditions were planned in 1755 ? What wasdone with the Acadians ? Give an account of Braddock's defeat

;

of Johnson's campaign ; of Shirley's. Who succeeded Dieskau asFrenc4i commander '? What success did he gain in 1756 ? In 1757 ?

What did Loudoun attempt in 1757 ?

What of Longfellow's poem of Evangeline ? What of John Arm-strong ? C©1. Monro ?

XXX. What great British statesman took charge of affairs in

1758 ? What three expeditions were planned as^ainst the French in1758? What successes did Boscawen and Amherst meet with?What caused the defeat ol Abercrombie ? Give an account of thesuccess of Bradstreet and Forbes. What was the object of the cam-paign of 1759?

What city stands on the site of Fort Duquesne ?

XXXI. What expeditions in 1759 were committed to Amherst,Wolfe, and Prideaux ? Give the particulars of Wolfe's campaign.When was Montreal surrendered ? Give the provisions of the treatyat Paris. How did the Cherokee war end? What troubles to theEnglish did Pontiac occasion ? What happened to him finally ?

Relate the anecdote told of the deaths of Wolfe and Montcalm ?

What islands did France retain as a shelter for her fishermen ? Whatof Col. Grant?

XXXII. What three forms of government prevailed in the thir-

teen colonies ? Name the colonies having the first form ; the second;

third. What was the population of the thirteen colonies in 1663?What changes had occurred in the manners and character of the col-

onists ? What religious changes ? What of Wesley and Whitfield ?

Where was Whitfield buried ?

XXXIII. What can you say of education in the colonies at theclose of the French and Indian war ? Name the five colleges. Whatwas the name of the first American newspaper, and where issued ?

What were some of the manufactures in the colonies ? To what ex-

tent was agriculture carried on ? What "Acts" did Great Britain

pass to prevent manufactures and commerce in America fin 1732,

1733, 1750, &c.)?

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What of Jonathan Edwards ? Dr. Franklin ? What were Courts

of Admiralty ? When did Peter the Great become Czar of Russia ?

What of Charles XII. of Sweden? Who were Marlborough ? Fred-

eric the Great ? Maria Theresa ? What of the battle of Culloden ?

How did the British Empire in India begin ? Who was Newton ?

Pope? Swift? Handel? Bach? Leibnitz?

Period IV: The Revolution.

XXXIV. What led to the American Revolution ? What wasthe condition of England after the " Seven years' war ?" Whatarguments for and against the right to tax the colonies ? Date of the

passage of the "Stamp Act?" What were its provisions? Whatprinciple did the colonists maintain ? What opposition did Patrick

^enry make to the Stamp Act ? What colony issued a circular let-

ter, and for what purpose ?

What were the " Writs of Assistance ?" What of James Otis ?

Of Charles Townshend ?

XXXV. When, where, and for what purpose, did the first Co-

lonial Congress meet ? What did this Congress adopt ? How werestamp officers treated ? What change in the British administration

led to the repeal of the "Stamp Act ?" What Acts did Townshendsecure the passage of, in 1767 ? What events followed? What did

Lord North recommend ? Give an account of the Boston massacre.

What colonies were represented in the first Colonial Congress ?

What persons had before suggested a union of the colonies ? Whatassociations were formed to oppose British taxation ? Which side

did British merchants and manufacturers take ? What distinction

was first made by the colonists between externnl and internal taxa-

tion ? What principle did they finally adopt? What of the sluop

"Liberty" ? Of the assemblies in Massachusetts, Virginia and NorthCarolina ?

XXXVI. Give an account of the Boston Tea Party and its

doings, and the events that led to it. What was the Boston PortBill ? Eflect ot its enforcement ? When was the first Continental

Congress ? Where did it meet, and who were its officers ? Whataction did it take? By what names were parties known in the colo-

nies ? What was the spirit manifested by King George III ?

What of committees of correspondence? Of North's project for

cheapening tea ? The fate of the cargoes of tea sent to Charleston,

Philadelphia and New York? What of the Gaspee? How manytroops were sent to Massachusetts in 1768? In 1774? Name ten

of the most distinguished men in the first Continental Congress ?

What acts were passed by Parliament of an irritating character, early

in 1775 ?

XXXVII. Give an account of the battle of Lexington and its

attendant circumstances ? What places were seized by Allen and

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Arnold ? What action did the second Continental Congress take ?

Give an account of the battle of Bunker's Hill. In what respect wasthis a victory to the Americans ?

Who was Pitcairn ? John Parker ? Lieut. Col. Smith ? SethWarner ? Israel Putnam ? John Stark ? Nathaniel Greene ? Whatthree generals reinforced Gen. Gage before the battle of Bunker Hill ?

What of Lord Dunmore on April 21st ? Patrick Henry ? Norfolk ?

Name the four Major Generals and the eight Brigadiers appointedby Congress. Locate Copp's Hill, Breed's Hill, Bunker Hill, BeaconHill, Dorchester Heights, and Cambridge on the map. Who wasJoseph Warren ? What happened to Charleston ? When did Wash-ington arrive at Cambridge ?

XXXYIIL Give an account of the invasion of Canada. Whatmeasures did Washington take to dislodge the British from Boston ?

Give the particulars of the bombardment of Charleston. How manytroops did England send over in 1776 ? For what is July Fourth,1776, memorable ?

What happened to Falmouth or Portland ? What fate met EthanAllen in his attack on Montreal ? How many Tories went with theBritish at the evacuation of Boston ? What force had the Ameri-cans at New York under Putnam ? Who made the draft of theDeclaration of Independence ?

XXXIX. Give an account of the battle of Long Island, includingthe circumstances preceding. Relate the events that followed, speak-ing of White Plains, Fort Washington, Fort Lee. What was theeffect of the victory at Trenton ? In what direction did Washing-ton go after the battle of Princeton ? What can you say of La-fayette ?

What can you say of Mathew Hale ? Of Generals Sullivan andStirling ? To what place did Congress retire from Philadelphia ?

What of Generals Lee and Prescott and Col. Burton ? State thelosses on both sides in the battle of Trenton ; in the battle ofPrince-ton.

XL. When, and for what objects, was the battle of Brandywinefought? How did the battle of Germantown result? Where did

Congress go to ? Give an account of the expedition of Burgoyne,speaking of the battle of Bennington, the expedition of St. Leger,the battle of Bemis's Heights, and the final surrender. Relate thechief provisions of the "Articles of Confederation ?"

Where did Washington post his army after the battle of Princeton ?

Relate the encounters at Peekskill, Bound Brook, Danbury, SagHarbor ? Who was Meigs ? Silliman ? Tryon ? Wooster ? Corn-wallis ? Lincoln? Baron De Kalb ? Pulaski? Kosciusko? Whatcan you say of Paoli ? Pottsgrove ? Chad's Ford ? Forts Mifflin

and Mercer? What was the object of Burgoyne's campaign?Mention something of St. Clair ; Schuyler ; Skenesborough ; Stark

;

Baum ; Joseph Brant ; Herkimer ; Arnold and Morgan. What of

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the conduct of Grates toward Schuyler after the surrender of Bur-

goyne ? What defects in the Articles of Confederation ?

XLI. How did the American army fare at Valley Forge ? Whatwas the Conway Conspiracy ? What depredations were made onBritish Commerce by American privateers ? When did France ac-

knowledge the independence of the United States, and what led to

it ? Who represented the United States in the French courts, andwhat had the French furnished ?

What of the American flag? How many prizes were captured

by American cruisers before 1778 ? Who was Esek Hopkins ? Whatwere the Conciliatory Bills ?

XLII. What movements did the British make after the Frenchalliance with the United States ? Relate the particulars of the battle

of Monmouth ; of the massacres of Wyoming and Cherry Valley.

What manoeuvres by D'Estaing with the French fleet? Whatplaces were ravaged by the British? After the French alliance, to

what quarter did the war change ?

What of the conduct of Lee at the battle of Monmouth? Whowas Baron Steuben? What of Sullivan's siege of Newport ? State

the position of affairs in the autumn of the year 1778.

XLin. Particulars of the capture of Savannah, unjtler Clinton ?

Who attempted its recapture? Particulars of the conquest ofGeorgia ? Particulars of the capture of Stony Point by Wayne ?

Success of John Paul Jones ? What about the continental currency ?

Give an account of the capture of Charleston ? What about the

proceedings of Cornwallis in South Carolina ?

What can you say of Brier Creek ? Sunbury ? Col. Pickens ?

General Ashe ? Stono Ferry ? Of the attack of D'Estaing on Sa-

vannah ?, Of Pulaski ? Of Tryon and Putnam ? Of Fairfield andNorwalk ? Of Portsmouth and Norfolk ? Of Paulus Hook ? Whendid Spain join France in the war against England? When and for

what reason was Newport evacuated by the British ? What of

'Monk's corner ? Waxhaw creek ?

XLIV. Give an account of Gates' defeat at Camden ; of the bat-

tle at King's Mountain ; of the efforts of Lafayette with Louis XVI

;

of Arnold's treason ; of the revolt of Pennsylvania troops ; of theNew Jersey troops. What course did General Greene pursue after

the battle of Cowpens, in South Carolina ? Who was RobertMorris ?

What battle at Fishing Creek ? How did Cornwallis treat theWhigs of South Carolina ? When did Greene succeed Gates ? Whatwas the condition and occupation of the army under Washingtonduring the winter of 1780 ? Who was De Ternay ? Rochambeau ?

John Andre ? Wliat of Wayne and the Pennsylvania troops ? OfArnold's raid in Vircrinia ? Of General Morgan ?

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XLV. Give an account of the battle of Guilford Couvt-House;Hobkirk's Hill; Eutaw Springs. What course did Cornwallis takeafter the battle of Guilford Court House ? What combination wasmade against him at Yorktown ? VVhat was the effect of the vic-

tory there ? How many soldiei?^ were furnished for the regular arrayby all the colonies? Name the four that furnished the largest num-ber. How were the American prisoners treated during the war ?

What about Armstrong ?

What remarkable incidents in the retreat of Greene before Corn-wallis in North (Jarolina? Who commanded the British in SouthCarolina after the departure of Cornwallis? What of Isaac Hayne ?

What was the character of Greene's victories ? What raid against

New London and Fort Griswold ? W^hat reinfoicements arrived toolate to assist Cornwallis? Why did Washington appoint Lincoln to

receive the surrender at Yorktown ? Who succeeded Clinton in

command of the British ? Give an account of the disbanoling ofthe army ?

XLVI. Name the commissioners who signed the treaty of peacewith Great Britain on the part of the Americans. What were theprovisions of that treaty ? What were the defects of the "Articlesof Confederation ?" When was the present Constitution framed ?

What parties did it give rise to ? When was it adopted ? W^hat wasthe total expense of the war to the colonies ? How much currencywas issued? What effect did the war have upon Manners and Morals?Upon Religion ? Upon Education ? Upon Commerce ? Upon Artsand Manufactures ? Upon Agriculture ?

Which colony did not send delegates to the convention that formedour Constitution? What of Shay's Insurrection? What w^as the

a?ifi-slave?y proviso of Jefferson? W^hat action w^as taken with re-

gard to the importation of slaves?

XLVII. What was the population of the United States at the

close of the Revolution ? Date of inauguration of Washington ?

What executive departments were organized ? Of what did the

National Judiciary consist ? What plans were recommended byHamilton ? What about the National Bank, Mmt, and permanentseat of government ?

What invention by Arkwright and Hargreaves ? By Watt ? ByCart Wright ? What changes hfive these inventors effected in manu-facturing ? What can you say of the partition of Poland ? Of the

death of Louis XVI ? Of the armed neutrality against the English

claims to Right of Search ?

XLVIII. Give some account of the whisky insurrection ; of Jay's

treaty ; the treaty with Spain. What States were admitted during

Washington's administration ? Whom did the Federalists select as

their candidate to succeed Washington ? What doctrines did the

anti-Federalists contend for ?

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Who was the first Chief Justice ? What departments have beenadded to the Cabinet of the President since Washington's adminis-

tration? What change in the District of Columbia? What aboutGeneral Harmar ? St. Clair ? Wayne ? What dangers to Americadid the French Revolution bring ? What was the conduct of Genet? »

How was Jay's treaty received ? What can you say of Washington'sFarewell Address ?

REVIEW QUESTIONS ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.

I. How many departments to the government of the UnitedStates ? Which one is vested in Congress ? Define Constitution yPreamble ; Legislative, In what respects does our Constitution re-

semble that of Great Britain, and in what respects differ from it ?

n. Give the Preamble. Of what two houses does Congress con-

sist ? What are the qualifications of a Representative ? Define^^ Represe7itative Population.'''' Why was the legislative power vested

in two branches ? How was it under the Articles of Confederation?

in. What are the qualifications of a Senator ? What is referred

to by ''Each Senator shall have one vote ?" Define Elector, Whatdoes each house represent, and why was this difference made? Why is

a difference made in the ages required in the qualifications of Repre-resentatives, Senators, and Presidents ?

IV. What is the legislative power of the United States called? Ofthe State of Missouri ? Of the city of St. Louis ? Of England ?

Of Germany ? Who has power x,o impeach f Who tries impeach-ments ?

V. What is the custom in England with regard to impeachments?How far does ju<igment extend in case of impeachment in this coun-try ? In England ?

VI. Into how many classes is the Senate divided? How longdoes a "Congress" last, and who go out of office at the end of it?

When does Congress hold its regular meeting ? Define Quorum.

VII. How are vacancies filled in the Senate? In the House ofRepresentatives ? How and tor what may a member be expelled.

VIII. What is the law about adjournmeuts ? What is the num-ber of Senators ? Of Representatives? How often is a censustaken ? Define pro tempore ; treason.

IX. From what are members of Congress privileged from arrest,

and when ? Define Felony ; Breach of Peace ; Libel ; Revenue bills.

X. Where must bills for raising Revenue originate ? What maythe Senate do with them ? What steps are necessary in order that abill may become a law ? What conditions are attached to the vetopower ?

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XI. How many clauses in the constitution grant powers to Con-gress ? Name the clauses referring to taxation ; borrowing money

;

commerce. Define tax ; duty ; impost ; excise

XII. Recite the clause giving Congress power to declare war ; toraise and govern armies ; navies; militia. What power has Congressto coin money? Punish counterfeiting? To make laws concernino-Naturalization and Bankruptcy ? Post-offices and Post-roads ? Patents?

XIII. Recite the clause concerning Inferior Tribunals. For whatpurposes may Congress call out the militia ?

XIV. Over what does Congress 'exercise exclusive leo-islation ?

Define Naturalization ; Bankruptcy ;' Piracy; Letters of' M̂arque]Habeas Corpus.

XV. What is the law concerning patents and copyrights ? Whatrestrictions on the power of Congress respecting the Slave trade?Habeas Corpus ? Attainder and ex post facto laws ? Capitation ? Ex-port duties ? Money from the Treasury ? Titles of nobility ? etc.

XVI. What restriction upon the power of States concerningtreaties? Letters of Marque? Coining money ? Credit? Contracts?Titles ? Imposts ? ^

Duties of tonnage? Keeping standing armies ?

XVII.^,;^Define attainder ; ex post facto; capitation; tonnage duties ;Executive. What is the executive of a city styled ? Of a State ^

Of England ? Of Russia ?

XVIII." When and in what manner is the election of the Presidentheld ? In the event that there is no choice, what is done ? In caseof death or removal of President, what is done ? Of Vice-President ?

XIX. What are the qualifications for a President ? Term of oflice ?

Salary? Oath? Of what is he Commander-in-Chief? Of whommay he obtain' an ''opinion in writing ?" Illustrate this. What is

the Cabinet of the President ?

XX. What power has the President with reference to pardons ?

Treaties ? Appointing ambassadors f Consuls f Judges f Vacan-cies? Messages? Convening Congress?

XXI. Who receives ambassadors ? What clause concerning Presi-

dential messages ? How or for what ofienses may the civil officers

be removed ? Define Public Minister ; Ambassador ; Envoy ; Charged'Affaires ; Secretary of Legation ; Consul.

XXII. Define '/w^i^ar]/.^ Distinguish between law and equity

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original^ concurrent^ exclusive and appellate jurisdiction. Define ad-miralty ; treason : freedom of speech ; actual verdict. Is any court es-

tablished by the constitution itself?

XXIII. In whom is the judicial power vested ? How manyJudges? What are Circuit Courts? District Courts? Describe

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times and manner of holding them. What jurisdiction has each of

the inferior courts ?

XXIV. Name the four cases to which the judicial power extends.

In what cases does the Supreme Court hold original jurisdiction ?

Appellate jurisdiction? Define w^r^f of error ; writ of appeal. Canan individual prosecute any State in the Supreme Court ? Whatcourse must he take to obtain redress when aggrieved by the action

of a State or the United States ?

XXV. What regulation concerning trial by jury ? Where mustthe criminal be tried ? How is treason established and punished,

and what restriction? What is the law in England relative to cor-

ruption of blood F What muUial privileges are enjoined on States ?

With reference to citizens ? Fugitives from justice and labor ? Howmay new States be admitted ? What form of government is guar-

anteed ?

XXVI. How may an amendment be made to the Constitution ?

What is the supreme law of the land ? Who are required to take

oath of office to support the Constitution ?

XXVII. When was the Constitution ratified, and by how manyStates ? Recite the amendment relative to religion, freedom ofspeech and the press, right of petition, etc.

XXVIII. What provisions concerning the right to keep and bear

arms ? Quartering soldiers ? Searches and seizui-es ? Issuing war-rants ? Holding persons to answer for crimes ?

XXIX. What cases require indictment by grand jury ? Whatexception ? What restriction upon the number of trials for the sameoffense ? Witnessing against one's self? The taking of private

property for public use ?

XXX. Give the provision for trial by jury, stating where the

trial must take place ? What provisions with reference to witnesses,

etc. What suits at common law are admitted to trial by jnry ? Whatabout excessive bail or fines ? Cruel punishments ? What is a

Grand Jury f Fetit Jury f

XXXI. What powers are reserved to the States by amendments ?

What restriction upon the judicial power in the eleventh amendment ?

What law concerning enslavement in the thirteenth amendment ?

What is the fourteenth amendment ? What the fifteenth ?

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