ch purpose, at the middle of a year course in American
history:--

1. Give three distinct characteristics of French colonization in
America; three of Spanish; three of English.

2. What things did the English colonies possess in common?

3. What were the results to the colonies of the French and Indian
War?

4. To what extent was the Revolution brought about by economic
causes?

5. What were the defects in the Articles of Confederation?

6. Account for the downfall of the Federalist party.

7. In what ways has democracy advanced since 1789?

8. What were the results of the struggle over the admission of
Missouri?

9. Discuss the growth of the sentiment for internal improvements?

10. Describe the social life of the Western pioneer?

_What the student may do with "problems" in history_

Still another kind of review of great value in strengthening the
student's ability to generalize and analyze, consists of what might be
called "problems in history." They are given out in much the same way as
original problems in geometry, assuming that the student is acquainted
with the facts from which to deduce the answers to the question. The
object of such a review is to give the student practice in original
thinking. He is not supposed to use a library, but only the facts which
are in his text or which have been previously brought out in class
recitations.

The following are examples of questions adaptable for this purpose:--

1. Why can the American people be regarded as the world's greatest
colonizers?

2. Why could Washington be regarded as only an Englishman living in
America?

3. Is it true that the South lost the Civil War because of slavery?

4. In what particulars did Andrew Jackson accurately reflect the
spirit or the ideals of the new West?

5. What is illustrated by the attempt to found the State of
Franklin?

6. What considerations made the secession of the West in our early
history a likely possibility?

Questions of this kind, not answered directly in class or in the text,
may be given out a day in advance and the answers collected at the next
recitation.

VI

THE USE OF WRITTEN REPORTS

_The purpose of theme work should change as the course continues_

A method frequently employed by teachers of history is to require
written rep