CHAPTER XXXVI. 21. Give the principal features of the peaceful Administration of John Quincy Adams. CHAPTER XXXVII. 22. Give an account of President Jackson, and of his treatment of the nullification doctrines that were brought forward in his time. 23. Tell of the Indian affairs of these years, and of their adjustment. 24. Describe the bank questions that now arose. CHAPTER XXXVIII. 25. Outline the Administration of Martin Van Buren, and especially the measures adopted to settle the monetary questions. CHAPTER XXXIX. 26. Sketch the Administrations of Harrison and Tyler. 27. Tell the story of the Mormons. 28. Give an account of the affairs of Texas, and its admission into the Union as a State. CHAPTER XL. 29. What was the issue upon which President Polk was elected, and what were the great events of his term of office? 30. Follow the course of the Mexican war, giving its causes, prominent generals, leading events, and results. 31. Give an account of the treaty with Mexico. 32. Tell about the affairs in California, and the discovery of gold. CHAPTER XLI. 33. State how the discussions of the slavery question were reopened by the admission of California into the Union, and tell of the "Omnibus Bill." 34. Give an account of the Arctic expeditions of this period. CHAPTER XLII. 35. Give an account of the leading measures of President Pierce's Administration, and of the general progress of the nation. 36. What issues were prominent in the election of 1856? CHAPTER XLIII. 37. Tell of the civil and political affairs of the first three years of Buchanan's Administration. 38. Give an account of the political campaign of 1860, and the results of the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency. PART VI. THE CIVIL WAR. 1861-1865. CHAPTER XLIV. LINCOLN'S ADMINISTRATION.--THE BEGINNING OF THE WAR. Abraham Lincoln was a native of Kentucky, born on the 12th of February, 1809. At the age of seven he was taken to southern Indiana, where his boyhood was passed in poverty and toil. On reaching his majority he removed to Illinois, where he distinguished himself as a lawyer. He gained a national reputation in 1858, when, as the competitor of Stephen A. Douglas, he canvassed Illinois for the United States Senate. [Illustration: Abraham Lincoln.]