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Quest. 1039.

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CHAPTER XXVI,

235. Who was appointed commander in chief?
What other generals were appointed?
When did Hull invade Canada?

1042. 236. What events occurred in that quarter?

1043. Who led an expedition towards the territory of Michigan? 1044. For what purpose was an army assembled on the frontier? 1045. 237. Who commanded this army?

1046. 1047.

What post was assaulted? With what success?
Who succeeded Van Rensselaer?

1048. 238. What abortive attempts did he make?

1049.

What was done by general Dearborn?

1050, 239. Describe the battle between the Constitution and Guerriere? 1051. What other naval victories were gained?

1052 249. What was the number of prizes made during the first seven

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months of the war?

Who were elected President and Vice-President in 1812?

CHAPTER XXVII.

1054. 1055. 1056. 1057.

241. What terms were offered to the British government?
Why were the propositions of Great Britain rejected?
What measures did Congress adopt?

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What took place at French town?

1058. 242. To what place did Harrison march?
By whom was fort Meigs invested?
What did general Clay attempt?
What success did he meet with?
243. How did the siege terminate?
Describe the attack upon York.
What general was killed there?
What fort was next attacked?

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1060.

1061.

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1063.

1064.

1065.

1066. 244. What generals were made prisoners at Stoney creek?

1067.

1068.

1069.

1070.

1071.

What other misfortune followed?

What post was attacked by the British?

Who commanded there ?

What was the event of the attack?

What occurred on the sea-coast?

1072. 245. Describe the naval action fought February 23rd.

1073.

Describe the action between the Chesapeake and Shannon. 1074. 246. What were the last words of Lawrence?

1075.

How was the victory received in England?

1076. 247. What other contests took place at sea?

1077.

1078.

Describe the affair at fort Stephenson. What present did colonel Croghan receive? 1079. - Who were the respective commanders on lake Erie ? 1080. 248. What words were inscribed on Perry's flag?

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1084. 249. Who was appointed to command the army of the centra

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What orders did he receive?

What occurred while descending the St. Lawrence?
Why was the project abandoned?

1088. 250. What offer was made by the emperor of Russia-?

1089.

1090.

1091.

Who were appointed commissioners ?

What laws were passed by Congress?

What spirit was displayed by the southern Indians?

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1092. 251. What occurred at fort Mimms?

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Describe the battle at Tallushatchie; at Talladega; at Emuckfaw; at Tohopeka.

1094. 252. What occurred at the Hickory ground? Recite Wetherford's speech.

1095.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

1096. 252. What bounty was offered to recruits?

1097. 253. What communication was received from Great Britain? Was the proposition accepted?

1098.

1099.

1100.

1101.

1102.

1103.

Who were appointed additional commissioners?
What occurred at the river La Cole ?

Who was appointed to succeed Wilkinson?

What events had recently occurred in Europe?

How were these events advantageous to Great Britain?

1104, 254. Which party was victorious at Chippewa ?

1105.

Relate the events of the battle of Bridgewater.

1106. 255. What step did general Ripley take?

1107.

1108.

1109.

1110.

1111.

1112.

1113.

By how many troops was fort Erie invested?

What was the event of the assault made by the enemy?
What of the sortie made by the besieged?
When was the siege abandoned?

When did general Izard arrive from Plattsburgh?
What expeditions proceeded from Canada?
What was the object of each?

1114. 256. What took place at the ford?

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What was the result of the battle on the lake?
What did the British army then do?

1117. 257. What actions oecurred at sea?

1118.

1119.

Where were great exertions made for defence?
When did the main body of the enemy land?

1120. 258. Where did the Americans make a stand?
What occurred there?

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1122.

1123.

1124.

1125.

1126.

Whither did general Winder retreat?
When did the enemy enter Washington?
What was their conduct there?

What took place at Alexandria?

What did Ross next undertake?

1127. 259. What was his fate?

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What was the event of this expedition?
When did the convention meet at Hartford?

1131. 260. What was enumerated and proposed in their address ?

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What information did he receive at Mobile ?

What step did he then take?

What did he find the condition of New-Orleans?

1142. 261. What was his conduct?

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Where did the enemy take a position, December 22nd?
What occurred in the evening of the 23rd?

1145. 262. Where did Jackson erect fortifications?

1146.

Were these assaulted? With what success?

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147. 262. When was the last assault made? Describe it. What was the amount of loss on each side? What took place on the west side of the river? 1150. 263. What course did general Lambert then take?

1149.

1151.

1152.

1153.

When was peace concluded?

What were the provisions of the treaty ?

What victories were achieved at sea?

APPENDIX.

1154. 264. By what was the era of the settlement of this country distin

1155. 1156. 1157.

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guished?

What distinguished the country whence the settlers came?

To what class did they belong?

What powerful establishments existed in Europe?

1158. 265. What conduct did they pursue?

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Were these establishments transferred to America?
What doctrine prevailed in Eurepe?

What was the nature and consequence of this doctrine ?
What is meant by the law of primogeniture?
What was the operation of this law?

Does this doctrine, or this law, exist in the United States? 1165. 266. What is said of the systems of government established in the

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In what is the contrast greatest between the European and Ameri-
can systems of government?

What does the military peace establishment of Great Britain cost?
What that of the United States?

What the respective naval establishments?

What do British subjects pay individually in taxes?
What do those of the United States pay?

267. In what pursuits are the greatest portion of the inhabitants engaged?
What is produced in the northern states?

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What in the middle and western?

What in the southern?

What number was engaged in agriculture in 1820?
What value of agricultural products was exported?
State the value of the principal articles.

268. What circumstances contributed to the prosperity of commerce?
State the increase of our tonnage and revenue.

How many were engaged in commerce in 1820 ?

What was the amount of exports and imports in 1823. ?

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How early did the cod fishery on the American coast attract atention?

1186. 279. How many ships and seamen did the French employ in it, in 1744?

1187.

1188.

1189.

1190.

1191.

1192.

1193.

1194.

What quantity of fish did they take?

In 1760, how many vessels were fitted out from the ports of New.
England?

How many seamen were employed?

What is said in relation to the negociation of the peace of 1783?
What estimate has been made in relation to these fisheries ?

What was their annual value?

Why important to the nation?

What is said of the whale fishery?

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1195. 270. State the value of the products of this fishery exported in 1807 ? In

1196.

1823?

Recite the extract from Burke's speech.

1197. 271. What is said of manufactures?

1198.

1199.

1200.

1201.

1202.

What gave the first impulse to this branch of industry?
What was the amount of manufactures in 1814?
Which are the principal manufacturing states?
Which the principal manufactures?

How many were engaged in manufactures in 1820?

1203. 272. What was the amount of the debt in 1790 ? What in 1812?

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How much was contracted in the last war?

What was the amount in 1823?

From what is the revenue principally derived ?

In 1822, how much accrued from commerce?

How much from the sale of lands? How much from other sources?

1210. 273. What was the amount of expenditures in 1822?

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1218.

What was the excess of revenue over expenditures?

What course has been pursued in Europe, in relation to education ?
What in the United States ?

What law was passed in 1647, in relation to schools?
What was done when the inhabitants increased?
What the amount of the school fund in Connecticut?
How is the interest appropriated?

What has been the effect of this system?

1219. 274. What is the amount of the school fund in New-York? How is the interest appropriated?

1220.

1221.

1222.

1223.

1224.

How many scholars were taught there in 1823 ?

What is said of education in Virginia?

What has the national government done in relation to education ?
What is said of Academies?

1225. 275. When was Harvard College founded? Where?

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How many volumes does its libraries contain?
How many other colleges are there in the Union?

1231. What are taught in all?

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276. What in addition are taught in some of them?
What remark has been made of the United States?
Is it just?

What direction has been given to talents in the United States?
277. What celebrated inventors may America boast of?

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Who are her eminent historians? Theological writers?
What political writings are spoken of?

What is said of American painters ?

1240. 278. Where are Congregationalists most numerous ?

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Where Presbyterians? Where Methodists? Where Roman Ca
tholics?

What are the distinguishing traits of the American character?
What is said of the manners of Americans?

How often does the population of the United States double?
How often that of Great Britain?

Has the augmentation of wealth and power been as rapid?
What circumstances indicate that the United States will continue
to prosper?

1248. 280. Yet on what does their prosperity depend?

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