1874-1875 School Committee Report

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t 24 25 9. When is the period used?---when the interrolgation and 9.. Tell in what localities in the United. States the follow exclamation points? 'ing minerals are most abundant: coal, iron, copper, silver, Show by a sentence the use of the comma where some gold, tin. thing is omitted. 10. Describe the Merrimack River, and name the mano- r., .h? � �l, Show by examples the use of the caret, apostrophe, ma facturing places on it. crop, breve, and brackets. ' 11. When it is noon at London, what time is it at Boston? 10. Analyze the following, and parse the italicised Why? words •— 1 12. When it is noon and summer at Lexington,what time Marley as dead to begin with. There is no doubt what- and season is it at a place 180Q west, on the same parallel? ever about that. Old Marley was as dead as a door nail. What time and season at a place on the same meridian and the same degree south latitude? GEOGRAPHY. What time and season at a place 1800 west, and the same 1. Draw a map of North America by trianpilation (size degree of south latitude? of this page). What would inhabitants of the three last-mentioned places Mention its political divisions; the relative size and posi- - be called? tion of each, compared to the United States; the climate, •�x t HISTORY. soil, productions, inhabitants, form of governinent, and r language of each. 1. Name three acts of the British Government that caused Mention and place on the map five important places; and the Revolutionary War. draw the parallels and meridians showing the latitude and 2. Mention some of the causes which led to the war of longitude of each. r 1812. 2.. Name four important seaports,of South America; state 3. Mention some of the causes which led to the late Civil their latitude and longitude, and tell their principal exports. e War; and through first dhat i scoverer do�did it extend? g p p� 1 3. Describe five important rivers of Europe, and mention coast of North the cities that are on them. America?—under commission from what sovereign? Why 4. Name the British possessions in Asia. was the country called America? 5. Describe the shortest water-route from Liverpool to 5. Name five prominent men, 'now dead, who have held Bombay. ° conspicuous places in American History. 6. Describe the Nile, locate the important cities on it, and 6. Give a short account of the first voyage of Columbus tell"in what respect it is peculiarly useful. across the Atlantic.:. 7. What is a"river system?—a water-shed? Upon_what 7. Give a short account of the settlement of Pennsylvania. does the velocity of streams depend? Mention the river +. 8. Mention some of the difficulties that be our govern- ,.. ! systems of the United States. ment under Washington's administration.. ! 8. What is the distinction between plateau and plain? and 4-Y 9, Mention the important events of Jackson's administra- tion,what are pampas, llanos, prairies, steppes,-and deserts? tion, and give dates, f "