_e._ Secured the assistance of France. _f._ Probably was the most influential single campaign in the war and largely instrumental in enabling the colonists to win. The preceding outline is the framework for the study of one military campaign. In a school it would be the basis for topical recitations, but in itself it has neither interest nor vitality. The main points should be memorized so that facts learned subsequently may be logically arranged. When the general outline is mastered, teachers and pupils begin to fill in details from all available sources and create in the minds of the pupils vivid pictures of the scenes, a thorough understanding of the course of events, and a lively realization of the effect of this remarkable episode of a great war. At home it may be used in a similar manner. To further assist in this instance and to furnish a type or model for succeeding studies, we will traverse the outline again, showing what may be done with it and how literature may lend its aid to the study of history. In _Journeys Through Bookland_ we have a long extract from _The Battle of Saratoga_ by Creasy (Volume IX, page 176). This will be the source of much of our information, and there are explanatory footnotes of considerable value. We reproduce here only the indices of the original outline: 1. _a_, _b_ and _c_. A good outline map of the colonies is necessary. It must show the location of bodies of water, natural thoroughfares, cities and forts. The map should be made for the purpose and contain no details beyond those necessary for an understanding of this campaign. A second map showing a strip of country from the Saint Lawrence to New York and wide enough to include all the operations of the armies should contain more detail and be used frequently as the study proceeds. It may be well for each child to draw this region in outline and fill in the details as his study proceeds. Read page 177, Volume IX. 2. _a_, _b_, _c_ and _d_. Read pages 180-182, Volume IX. 3. _a_ and _b_. Pages 182-183, Volume IX. 4. _a_ and _b_. Pages 181-182, Volume IX. The quotation from Burke, Volume IX, pages 183 and 184, and the following paragraph are interesting accounts of the feeling in England and America over the apparent successes of Burgoyne. _c._ The causes of the increased efficiency of the Americans and the bitterness with which the British were regarded by the colonists is explained on pages 184 and 185 of Volume IX. Something of the nature of the Indian allies may be gained from the story, _An Exciting Canoe Race_ (Volume VII, page 79). A stirring poem, to be read in this connection, is _The Old Continentals_ (Volume VII, page 175). 5. _a_, _b_, _c_ and _d_. The final days of the campaign and the surrender are described on pages 193-200, Volume IX. In using this, bring out the following points not made in the original outline: