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REVIEW.-I. Make a list of the colonies in chronological order as far as studied. 2. Ditto in geographical order, with the capital of each. 3. Make a list of the Indian wars and rebellions as far as learned, and name one prominent actor in each. 4. Make a list of the colonies studied and name the prevalent religion of each. 5. Write the forms for the settlement of Massachusetts. 6. Give the causes of the settle

ment of each colony. 7. Name and explain the several kinds of governments of the colonies. 8. Which colonies never became royal provinces?

NOTE.-I. The teacher should so frame his questions as to require some research in order to answer them. 2. Read history with an object in view, not as a pastime; i. e., read with a view to settling a question. 3. Do not omit the class reviews at each recitation. The teacher who fails to do something in this direction fails to give his pupils a good knowledge of history. 4. Direct the pupil to certain authors which may be had in the neighborhood, and always have a secret purpose in doing so,

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DIRECTIONS.—1. Study the Carolinas as one colony to the separation in 1729. 2. Search your authors to find something new concerning "Locke's Grand Model." 3. Tell all you can about it in your own words.

QUEER QUERIES.

111. What is meant by the "Grand Model”?

112. What tribe of Indians engaged in the massacre of 1711?

113. What is the meaning of E Pluribus Unum?

114. Does the President of the United States read his annual message to Congress?

115. Was Columbus ever married?

116. What river of South Carolina was

Jordan?

once called the

117. What was the "Lost Colony of America"?

118. What did the settlers at Roanoke live on for a short time?

119. What governor signed another's death warrant while drunk?

120. What is built over Champlain's tomb?

REVIEW.-I. Begin with the settlement of Jamestown and build up the dates and key-words for the twelve colonies studied. 2. Review this column of dates and select those having two events. 3. Select dates for the time of becoming royal provinces. 4. Ditto for wars and massacres.

REMARKS.-I. It is now time to take a comprehensive view of the thirteen colonies. Drill on the order of settlement until you can name them in this manner; in order, geographically; in order of becoming royal provinces; in order of wars and rebellions. Search your histories until you determine what church was most popular in each colony. Make a special study of the early colleges in order of their establishment. If you have read any incident or fact concerning the early schools of the colonies tell it in the class. Trace the history to give a sketch of the social condition of the colonies.

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DIRECTIONS.-1. Study all at hand concerning the Trustees of Georgia. 2. Read the sketch of John and Charles Wesley, no matter where it may be found. 3. If a cyclopedia is in the neighborhood or in the reference library turn to the subject "Oglethorpe, James," and read the paragraph carefully. 4. Study Virginia as the first colony settled and Georgia as the last before the Revolution. Note any difference in the prospects of substantial settlements. What difference can you note in the wealth and prospects of the two States at the present time?

QUEER QUERIES.

121. Were any buffaloes found in Georgia when it was first settled? Are there any now? If not, what has become of them?

122. What stratagem saved Oglethorpe's defeat in 1742? 123. What great evils made Georgia a great and wealthy colony?

124. Where did the slave ships get their cargoes of slaves? 125. Were there any slaves in each of the thirteen original colonies?

126. What man of the colonial period do you most ad

mire, and why?

127. After whose plan was the St. Louis bridge built? 128. How are the States represented on our flag?

129. Did we have a flag during the colonial period? 130. Does the District of Columbia belong to any State? If not, how governed?

REVIEW.- 1. Write a list of the thirteen colonies in the chronological order of their settlement. 2. Write a list in geographical order use only the proper abbreviations. 3. Write a list of Indian massacres and wars with dates in chronological order. 4. Ditto a neat list of the rebellions and civil wars. 5. Ditto the first settlement and date for same in each colony. 6. Ditto colonies settled by adventurers. By Quakers. By the Dutch. By the Baptists. By Catholics. By Virginians. By poor from all countries. By people from Massachusetts. By the Puritans and Pilgrims. By Swedes. By people from Barbadoes. 7. Ditto the colonies in order with name of leader in each colony. 8. Ditto list of colonies with reason for name of each; thus, "Va., in honor of the Virgin Queen Elizabeth." "Mass., from Massachusetts Bay" (Blue Hills). "Conn., from Connecticut River" (Long River). "Rhode Island, from island of same name" (Roodt Eylandt). "N. H., in honor of John Mason" (Gov. of Hampshire, Eng.). "N. Y., in honor of the Duke of York." "N. J., in honor of Geo. Carteret" (Gov. of Jersey, Eng.). "Penn., in honor of William Penn (Penn's Woodland). "Del., from Delaware Bay" (Lord De la War, Gov. of Va.). «Md., in honor of Queen Henrietta Maria," "N. and S. Carolina in honor of King Charles" (Latin, Carolus). "Ga., in honor of King George the Second." 9. Make list (use abbreviations) of colonies with date for royal provinces, charters, etc. 10. Review meaning of Royal Province, Proprietary Government, and Voluntary Associ

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