Map No. 7.What countries bound New-York on the north? U.-Ca., L.-Ca.. What States on the south? Pa., N.-J.- On the east? Vt., Ms., Ct. What are the three most northern counties? S.-Le., Fr., Cn..- Most southern? Rd. Most eastern? Sk. Most western? Ce. What two great lakes separate New-York from Upper Canada? Ee., Oo.- How long are they? What river forms part of the boundary between this state and Upper Canada? S.-Le.. How long

is it?

How long is Lake Champlain? George? Oneida ? Skene ateles? Cayuga? Seneca ? Canandaigua? Crooked and Black Lakes? What three rivers flow into Lake Ontario? Ge., Oo., Bk. What four flow into the St. Lawrence river? S.-Rs., Rt., Gs., Oe. Which river flows into the Atlantic Ocean! Hn. Which is the largest branch of the Hudson river? Mk.-Tell the lengths of all the foregoing rivers. How many miles is the Hudson river navigable for steam-boats? For sloops? For ships? What river unites Lakes Erie and Ontario? Na. How high is Mt. Marcy? The Catskill Mts.? What island is in Niagara river? Gd. What celebrated falls on the Niagara river? Na.- What island forms one of the counties of the state? Sn. What island contains three counties? Lg.- What is the length of Long Island? What Sound separates it from Connecticut? Point out the different places at which battles were fought, and their dates.

1. NEW JERSEY possesses considerable variety of surface, being mountainous in the northern parts, moderately level in the middle, and low and chiefly sandy in the south.

New Jersey. Q. 1. What does New Jersey possess? 2. What is

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2. Most of the soil is well cultivated, and produces the various grains common to this part of the Union with fruits and vegetables in abundance, which supply the markets of the large cities in the adjacent states.

3. The manufactures are extensive and flourishing. They comprise cotton and woollen goods, with various articles of iron, glass, leather, &c.

4. Several important canals and rail-roads extend through the state, and add greatly to the facilities of intercourse between the northern and southern parts of the Union.

5. The people of New Jersey bore their full share in the perils and hardships of the revolution; and some of the most important battles of that period were fought within the limits of the state.

6. Trenton, on the Delaware river, at the head of tide-water, is the capital of New Jersey. It has considerable trade and manufactures, and is noted for the capture of the Hessians in 1776, by General Washington.

7. Newark, 10 miles west from New York, is the largest town in the state. It is well built, and has extensive manufactures. New Brunswick, on the Raritan river, is a place of considerable trade. It contains Rutgers College, a highly respectable literary institution.

8. Paterson, at the falls of the Passaic river, is one of the principal manufacturing towns in the country. Here are numerous mills, factories, founderies, and all the different establishments necessary in a place devoted to the fabrication, on a large scale, of cotton and woollen goods, paper, and machinery of various kinds.

9. Princeton, 11 miles north-east of Trenton, is a neat and pleasant town. It is the seat of New Jersey College, one of the oldest and most respectable literary institutions in the Union. Elizabethtown, Burlington, Camden, and Salem, are thriving towns.

Map No. 7.-What bounds New Jersey on the north? N.-Y. – What on the east? A.-On., N.-Y.-West? Pa., De.- What river separates New Jersey from Pennsylvania and Delaware? De.- What river separates it from New York? In. - Which are the three principal rivers of New Jersey? Pc., Rn., Me.- - Which is the most northern county? Sx. The most southern? C.-My.- The most eastern? Bn. The most western? Sm. - What Cape at the southern extremity of New Jersey? My.- What Bay on the south-west? De. When were the battles of Trenton, Princeton, Monmouth, and

said of the soil? What does it produce?

3. What is said of the

manufactures? What do they comprise? 4. What extends through the state? 5 What is said of the people? 6. Describe Trenton. 7. Newark. New Brunswick. 8. Paterson. 9. Princeton, and other towns.

Red Bank, fought? In which county is Trenton? Mr.- Newark? Ex.- Paterson? Pc.- New Brunswick? Mx. What is the population of each of these towns? On what river is Newark? Burlington? Camden? &c.

1. PENNSYLVANIA is, next to New York, the largest in extent of the four Middle States, and the second in population in the Union. It is highly distinguished for its various manufactures, vast mineral resources, and extensive public works.

2. The interior of the state is traversed by the different ridges of the Alleghany Mountains, while the eastern and western sections are level, or moderately hilly.

3. The soil is generally well cultivated, and yields in abundance wheat, corn, and other grains, with all the fruits common to the Middie States.

4. The mineral wealth of Pennsylvania is probably greater than that of any other state in the Union; coal, iron, and lime, are found in vast quantities, and salt springs are numerous.

Pennsylvania. Q.-1. What is Pennsylvania? For what is it distinguished? 2. What is said of the interior of the state? The eastern and western sections? 3. Of the soil ? 4. The mineral wealth?

5. The works of internal improvement are on an extensive scale; though not yet completed, they have added greatly to the intercourse between the eastern and western parts of the Union, and are rapidly increasing the trade and commerce of the state.

6. No general system of education was adopted in Pennsylvania till 1834. Since that period, the number of schools and scholars has greatly increased. Besides nearly five thousand common schools, there is a University, eighteen Colleges, and a number of respectable academies in the state.

Girard College.

7. The Girard College, for orphans, near Philadelphia, was endowed by the munificence of a private individual, Stephen Girard, who died in 1832, and left two millions of dollars for the purpose of erecting and supporting the institution.

8. Pennsylvania was settled by a colony of English Quakers or iends, under the guidance of William Penn, whose liberal views in vernment and religion, and just policy towards the natives, ensured e prosperity of the colony, and preserved peace for many years between e Indians and white settlers.

9. This state acted a conspicuous part in the war of the revolution.

5. The works of internal improvement? What have they added? 6. What is said of education? Of the number of schools? 7. Girard College? 8. Who settled Pennsylvania? What is said of William Penn? 9. How did the state act during the revolution?

It was in her chief city that glorious declaration was made, which asserted and placed on a sure basis the civil and political rights of mankind, and formed a new era in the history of the world.

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10. Harrisburg, the capital of the state, is pleasantly situated on the east bank of the Susquehanna river, 98 miles west of Philadelphia. It contains the state capitol, and other public buildings.

11. Philadelphia is one of the most regular and handsomely-built cities in America. It stands on the west bank of the Delaware river, one hundred miles from the sea, and is noted for the cleanliness of the streets, and the neat appearance of the buildings.

12. In manufactures, it is the first city in the United States. The foreign commerce is very considerable, and the inland trade with the Western States valuable and extensive. The exportation of coal em ploys many vessels and men, and a large amount of capital.

13. Philadelphia is celebrated as a seat of literature and science, especially of medical science. The University of Pennsylvania and the Jefferson Medical School both enjoy a high reputation. The public and private schools are numerous and well attended; and the city abounds in benevolent and religious institutions.

Wire Bridge over the Schuylkill river, with part of Fairmount.

14. It is also adorned with many handsome public buildings, of which the United States' Bank, Merchants' Exchange, and Mint, are

10. Describe Harrisburg. 11. What is said of Philadelphia? For what is it noted? 12. What is said of its manufactures? Commerce? Exportation of coal? 13. For what is Philadelphia celebrated? What are numerous? In what does the city abound? 14. With what is it