A beginner's historyMace, William H. (William Harrison)
History
A beginner's history
Mace, William H. (William Harrison)
United States -- History
_10._ Name some things boys did on a Virginia plantation in
Jefferson's time. _11._ Name some of Virginia's great men whom
Jefferson knew. _12._ Explain how the committees of correspondence
worked. _13._ Who were the men appointed to make a Declaration of
Independence? _14._ Why did Jefferson write the Declaration? _15._
Why did French people like Jefferson? _16._ Picture Jefferson's
return home. _17._ How was Jefferson fitted for Secretary of State?
_18._ What were the people then disputing about, and who were their
leaders? _19._ Why did Jefferson want the government to be plain
and simple? _20._ Who wanted it different? _21._ Tell the story of
the buying of Louisiana. _22._ Why did Americans think the buying a
great event? _23._ Why did Jefferson not become president a third
time? _24._ What can you tell of the friendship of John Adams and
Thomas Jefferson? _25._ Describe the trip of Lewis and Clark up the
Missouri River. _26._ How did the Indians on the way receive them?
_27._ How did they return home? _28._ What offices were given Lewis
and Clark?
_29._ What important command was given to Perry? _30._ Tell what he
did when his ships were ready for the "Battle of Lake Erie." _31._
Picture the battle. _32._ What honors were given to Perry?
_33._ Where was Andrew Jackson born? _34._ Name some other boys who
learned more from the woods than from books. _35._ Mention some
early experiences Jackson had with the British soldiers. _36._
What other experiences did he have in the war? _37._ What led
him to go to Nashville? _38._ Explain how Jackson outwitted the
Indians. _39._ What did he do as a young lawyer? _40._ Tell the
story of Jackson's first call to arms. _41._ Give a full account
of Jackson's second call to arms. _42._ Imagine yourself one of
Jackson's soldiers, and tell what you saw and heard at the battle
of New Orleans. _43._ Give an account of Jackson's fight against
the United States Bank. _44._ Who was Thomas H. Benton, and why
did he defend President Jackson? _45._ What action did South
Carolina take in 1832, and what did the president do? _46._ Where
did Jackson live after his last term as president?
=Suggested Readings.= ELI WHITNEY: Brooks, _The Story of Cotton_,
90-99; Southworth, _Builders of Our Country_, Vol. II, 108-116;
Shillig, _The Four Wonders_, 1-32.
JEFFERSON: Wright, _Children's Stories of American Progress_,
55-85; Cooke, _Stories of the Old Dominion_, 180-192; Hart, _How
Our Grandfathers Lived_, 317-320; Butterworth, _In the Days of
Jefferson_, 32-168, 175-206, 216-264.
PERRY: Beebe, _Four American Naval Heroes_, 71-130; Wright,
_Children's Stories of American Progress_, 130-144; Hart, _How
Our Grandfathers Lived_, 241-242, 248-249; Glascock, _Stories of
Columbia_, 172-174.
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