A Short History of the United States for School UseChanning, Edward
History
A Short History of the United States for School Use
Channing, Edward
United States -- History
_c._ Why did Washington issue the Proclamation of Neutrality?
§ 213.--_a_. What is the difference between a tax laid by a tariff on
imported goods and an internal revenue tax?
_b_. How was the rebellion suppressed? Compare this with Shays's
Rebellion.
§§ 214-216.--_a_. State the reasons for the trouble with Great Britain.
How was the matter settled?
_b._ Explain the trouble over the traffic on the Mississippi.
_c_. How was this matter settled?
§ 217.--_a_. Why did Washington decline a third term?
_b_. What are the important points in his Farewell Address?
_c_. How far has later history proved the truth of his words?
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§ 218.--_a_. How did Hamilton set to work to defeat Adams? Do you think
his action justifiable?
_b_. What was the result of Hamilton's intrigues?
§§ 219-221.--_a_. To what was the refusal to receive Pinckney
equivalent? Describe the X. Y. Z. Affair.
_b_. What is a bribe? How must bribery in political life affect a
government?
_c_. How was the news of this affair received in America? What does this
show about the feeling of both parties toward the government?
§§ 222, 223.--_a_. Describe the preparations for war. Why was a Navy
Department necessary?
_b_. Why was France wise to make peace with the United States?
_c_. How was the matter finally settled?
§§ 224, 225.--_a_. Describe the Naturalization Act.
_b_. What power did the Alien Act give the President? What danger is
there in such power?
_c_. What is sedition? Compare the Sedition Act with the First
Amendment.
_d_. What were the theories on which the Kentucky and Virginia
Resolutions were based?
§§ 226, 227.--_a_. What position does Washington hold in our history?
Why is it deserved? _b_. Describe the election of 1800. Why was it
fought so bitterly? _c_. Why should disputes as to elections for
President go to the House? _d_. How was it known that Jefferson's
election was the wish of the voters?
GENERAL QUESTIONS
_a_. Write an account of life in the United States about 1790, or life
in Philadelphia, New York, Boston, Charleston.
_b_. Prepare a table of the two political parties mentioned, with dates
and account of origin. As you go on, note upon this table changes in
these parties and the rise of new ones.
_c_. On an Outline Map color the thirteen original states and then fill
in, with dates, new states as they are admitted. Write on each state F.
for free or S. for slave, as the case may be.
TOPICS FOR SPECIAL WORK
_a_. Early life of Washington, John Adams, Jefferson, or Hamilton.
_b_. Washington's Farewell Address.
SUGGESTIONS
In this period we meet two questions, which are still important, tariff
legislation and political parties. In connection with the Tariff Act of
1789 (§ 200), touch upon the industries of the different sections of the
country and explain how local interests affected men's actions. Show how
compromise is often necessary in political action.
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