9. On the 4th of February, 1861, delegates from six of the seceded States assembled at Montgomery, Alabama, and formed a new government, called the CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. On the 8th, the government was organized by the election of Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, as provisional President, and Alexander H. Stephens, as Vice-president. A few days previous a peace conference met at Washington, and proposed certain amendments to the Constitution. But Congress gave little heed; and the conference adjourned. 10. The country seemed on the verge of ruin. The army was on remote frontiers--the fleet in distant seas. With the exception of Forts Sumter, Moultrie, Pickens, and Monroe, all the important posts in the seceded States had been seized by the Confederate authorities. Early in January, the President sent the _Star of the West_ to reinforce Fort Sumter. But the ship was fired on, and not allowed to land. REVIEW QUESTIONS.--PART V. CHAPTER XXIX. 1. Give an account of the inauguration of the first President, and of the organization of his Cabinet. 2. Outline the important measures of Washington's first and of his second Administration. 3. Tell about the troubles with the Miami Indians. 4. What difficulty with Great Britain arose during the second Administration, and how was it adjusted? CHAPTER XXX. 5. Sketch the Administration of the second President, and give the relations existing at this time between the United States and France. 6. Tell about the "Alien" and "Sedition" laws. CHAPTER XXXI. 7. Give an account of the election of Thomas Jefferson, and of the changes that took place in the early part of his Administration. 8. Give an account of the organization of Indiana Territory, and also of the Louisiana Purchase. 9. Tell the story of Aaron Burr and his treason. 10. Tell of the British claim to the "right of search," and of the immediate results in America. CHAPTER XXXII. 11. Give an account of the election of President Madison, and of our relations with Great Britain. 12. Follow the Indian war in the Territory of Indiana. 13. Outline the movements, by land and by sea, of the opening campaign of the war of 1812. CHAPTER XXXIII. 14. Describe the organization of the American army and the war movements of 1813. CHAPTER XXXIV. 15. Give the campaigns of 1814 and their results. 16. Tell about the treaty of peace, also state what had been the causes of the war, and how the treaty affected the points in dispute. 17. State the condition of monetary affairs in the United States, and the measures that were adopted in their interest. CHAPTER XXXV. 18. What characterized the Administration of James Monroe? 19. Give an account of the affairs in Florida, and of the cession of that territory by Spain to the United States. 20. Tell about the "Missouri Compromise," and the "Monroe Doctrine."