IN THE

fflSTORY OF THE UMTED STATES.

Préambule. P. 5.

How are the Uiiited States bounded ? \Vhat is the length of the seacoast of the United States ? How long is it since this eountry was discovered ? How long since it was settled ? How long since it has been independent ? When does American History commence ? Who were the original inhabitants of the eountry ? What is the first epoch of American history? — the second? — the third? Of what does the author propose to treat before entering on thèse epochs ?

Découvertes et navigations des anciens par rapport au Nouveau-Monde. P. 8.

What people first devoted themselves to foreign commerce ? Where is Egypt? — The Arabian gulf? — India ? Where did they trade ? Why did they abandon distant expéditions ? Where is Phenicia ? Why did the Phenicians dévote themselves to commerce ? What did they become ? How far did they sail ? What neighbouring nation leamed commerce from the Phenicians ? To what did they confine themselves ? "Why ? What colony bf the Phenicians became active merchants ? Where was Carthage situated ? What countries did the Carthaginian merchants visit?

WTiat islands did they discover ? "What is said of thèse islands ? What is said of the Periplus of Hanno } What

African voyager is described by Herodotus ? What voyager does Pïiny record ? What was the ohject of the Grecian voyager ? What is said of the Romans ? What did the ancienîs believe abouî the zones \ What was the effect of îhis opinion ? WTiat eountries were known to the aneients in Europe ? — in Africa ? — in Asia ? What was done by Pîolemy ?

Moyen Age. P. 11.

What is said of the Arabians ? — of Spahi ? — of the Ve-

nitians ?

Treizième et quatorzième siècles. P. 12. What voyages excïted the love of adventure in the ] 3th and 14îh centuries ? What invention took place in 1302 ? By whom ? "What was its efîect \ ^Tiat is said of the JVormans \

Quinzième siècle. P. 12.

What is said of the art of navigation ? — of the Portuguese ? Whither did John I. of Portugal send vessels to make discoveries ? How far did they go ? What discoveries were made under the direction of Prince Henry ? What was the effect of thèse discoveries ? WTiat was effected by the Portuguese under John II. ? What was the principal object of voyages of discovery in the 15th century ? "Who first attempted to go to India by sailing west ]

Découverte de l'Amérique par Christophe Colomb. P. 14. Where was Columbus born ? What was his profession ? What nation did he serve ? Where 1 What proofs did he have of land being situated west of the Atlantic ? What project did he fonn ? To whom did he first apply for pa-

fronage ? How was his ofTer treated ? To whom did he next apply ? Of what treachery were the Portuguese guilty ? Whither did Columbus send his brother ? To what sovereign did Columbus himself next apply ? What was the resuit ? Whenc e did he sail ? When ? With how raany vessels ? What difficulties did he meet in his voyage ? Give an account of the first discovery of the land ? Of his taking possession of the island ? When did this happen ? Where is the island ? What islands were next discovered ? What happened to Columbus on his voyage home ? What characteristic anecdote is related of him? How was he rewarded on his retum to Spain? When did he discover South America ? What treatment did he receive in his old âge ?

Découvertes des Anglais en Amérique. P. 19.

What wTas the condition of the British marine in the reign of Henry VII. ? How is it compared with those of Spain and Portugal ? Whom did Henry VII. send out to make discoveries ? When ? For what purpose ? What discoveries did he make ? Who discovered Florida ? When? What absurd story did the Caribs make Juan Ponce de Léon believe ? What was the great discovery of the 14th century ? — Of the lôth ? Who would have been first discoverer of xA.merica, if Columbus had not ? Who discovered Greenland ? When ? What discoveries were made in Canada ? By whom ? "Who brought a Canadian to France in 1508 ? What hindered the progress of discovery by the English in the reign of Henry VIL ? Of Henry VIII. Edward VI. and Mary ? Wnat was the policy of Elizabeth? What was done in her reign by Frobisher, Drake, Gilbert, and Raleigh ? Why was Virginia so called ? What befell the colony established there in 1578 ? When was the first Anglo- American bora ? How 2 a 2

QUESTIONS

much time eîapsed between the first discoveries and the fïrst settlemenîs of the Eng^sh in North America ? What change was eftected by Gosnold ? When ? What place did he touch at ?

De l'Amérique et de ses Habiîans. P. 24.

Who had explored America ? How does the historian describe it ] Which is the most mteresting portion of it? How are the aboriginal inhabitants of America described ? How are those of -North compared with those of South America ? To whom do the Indians abandon the cultivation of their lands ? What évidences of force and intelligence do the Americans give ? Is the origin of the Americans known ? What reason hâve we for supposing that America was peopled from the Xorth-Eastern part of Asia.