MASSACHUSETTS. How is Massachusetts bounded? What is the capital, and how situated? Q. For what is this state distinguished? A. It is the oldest and most populous of the NewEngland States. It is distinguished for the number of its literary institutions, and for the intelligence and enterprise of its inhabitants. Q. Where was the first settlement made, when, and by whom? A. At Plymouth, 36 miles south-east of Boston, December 22d, 1620, by 101 Puritans, who fled from England on account of religious persecution. Q. What may be said of the commerce of Massachusetts ? A. It has more commerce than any state in the Union except New-York. What literary institutions in this state? Harvard University, at Cambridge, is the oldest and best endowed in the Union; Williams College, at Williamstown; Amherst College, at Amherst, and Holy Cross, at Worcester. What large river runs through this state? What three capes on the east? Which is the most noted? Co. What town near Cape Ann? What town in the north-western part? Where is Newburyport? Where is Mount Holyoke? On what river is Springfield? What two islands south-east of Massachusetts? Where is Mount Tom? What range of mountains in the western part? H. On what river are Lowell and Haverhill? In what part is Worcester? Plymouth? In what direction is Massachusetts longest? What bay east of Massachusetts? What direction is Mount Holyoke from Boston? From Springfield? From Montpelier? From Andover? Where is Buzzard's Bay? What two cities are con nected with Boston by bridges? Charlestown and Cambridge. Where is Bunker-Hill? In Charlestown. What is this state often called? The Bay State. It took its name from the bay on which it is situated. What does the peninsula of Cape Cod resemble? A man's arm bent at the elbow and wrist. RHODE ISLAND. How is Rhode Island bounded? What are the capitals, and how situated? Q. For what is Rhode Island distinguished? A. For its flourishing manufactures and extensive commerce. The first cotton-mill in the United States was built here in 1790. Q. From what does this state take its name 2 A. From an island of the same name in the southern part of Narraganset Bay, containing 50 square miles. Q. What other islands in Narraganset Bay? A. Canonicut and Prudence. Q. Where is Mount Hope, and for what is it celebrated? A. Near Bristol. It was the residence of the famous Indian warrior, King Philip. At the head of what bay is Providence? On what island is Newport? What island south of this state? How is Bristol situated? What is the principal bay south of Rhode Island? Which extends farther east, Rhode Island or New-Hampshire? What two points at the entrance of Narraganset Bay ? A. Point Judith and Sekonnet Point. How can you sail from Providence to Boston? What direction is Newport from Albany? From Augusta? In what part of the state is Smithfield? What degree of latitude bounds this state on the north? What institution of learning in this state? Brown's University, at Providence. In what part of the state is Warwick? Tiverton? East Greenwich? CONNECTICUT. How is Connecticut bounded? What are the capitals, and how situated? For what is Connecticut noted? A. For the extent and variety of its manufactures, its literary institutions, and the enterprise and good morals of its inhabitants. Q. What are the chief products of this state? A. Grain, cider, butter and cheese. Q. What literary institutions in this state? Yale College, at New-Haven; Trinity College, at Hartford, and Wesleyan University, at Middletown. Yale College was removed from Saybrook to New-Haven in the year 1717. Q. What school fund has this state? A. More than any other state in the Union. It amounts to more than two millions of dollars. In no state, and in no part of the world, is education more general. Where does the Connecticut River rise and empty? What two other rivers in this state? What two rivers unite at Norwich and form the Thames? A. Yantic and Shetucket. Between and through what states does the Connecticut River flow? What large island south of Connecticut? To what state does Long Island belong? N. Y. What island near the mouth of the Thames? On what river is New-London? Norwich? Middletown? Haddam? Cornwall? Hartford? In what part of the state are Greenwich, Stamford, and Norwalk? Where is Bridgeport? Stonington? Woodstock? Enfield? Litchfield? MIDDLE STATES. Q Which are the Middle States? N. Y., N. J., Pa. and De. Q. For what are they distinguished? A. For their wealth and valuable manufactures. In no part of the world is coal found in such abundance as in Pennsylvania. Most kinds of grain and fruits are produced of the very best quality. Q. What is the most important production? What is the general course of the rivers east of the Alleghany Mountains? What course do they run in the western part of New-York? In the Western part of Pennsylvania? What two states are divided by the Delaware? What is Similar to New-England. Which is the face of the country? the largest city? N. Y. Which is the largest state? Which the smallest? What three large rivers ? NEW-YORK. How is New-York bounded? What is the capital, and how situated? Q. For what is New-York noted? A. For its medicinal and salt springs. About two millions of bushels of salt are made annually. It is better situated for trade, and has more wealth and population than any other state in the Union. Q. What are the chief products? A. Wheat, butter, cheese, hay, and maple sugar. A. Niagara Falls-between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, the most stupendous cataract in the world. It is three-quarters of a mile in width, and falls perpendicularly 160 feet, in two columns. Q. What distinguished works of art ? A. The Erie Canal, the Croton Aqueduct, the Erie Rail-road, and Hudson River Rail-road. Q. Describe each? A. The Erie Canal is 364 miles long, was the first great work of the kind undertaken on this continent, and is longer than any canal in Europe. It cost about nine millions of dollars. The Croton Aqueduct supplies New-York city from Croton River, with sixty millions of gallons of water daily. It is 40 miles long, and cost about fourteen millions of dollars. The Erie Rail-road cost about thirty millions of dollars, and the Hudson River Rail-road about ten millions. Q. What may be said of its manufactures, commerce? &c. A. Its manufactures, commerce and shipping are on a grand scale. The imports exceed in value those of any other state. The exports are also great. What are the principal colleges in this state? Columbia College, and the University in New-York city, and Union College at Schenectady. What large river runs through the eastern part of this state? What three large towns on the eastern bank? T., H., P. What three on the western bank, between Albany and West Point? C., K., N. What is the principal branch of the Hudson? What four towns on the Mohawk? S., H., U., R. What course does the Genesee River run, and where does it empty? Where does Black River empty? What town near its mouth? At the mouth of what river and on what lake is Plattsburg? On what river is Ogdensburg? Which is the more westerly, Seneca or Cayuga Lake? What town stands at the outlet of Seneca Lake? What town at the end of Cayuga Lake? What large town north-east of Cayuga Lake? Into what river do Seneca, Cayuga and other small lakes empty? What river between Oneida Lake and Lake Ontario? How is Canandaigua situated? Norwich? Keesville? Oswego? Lyons? Lockport? What two towns at each extremity of the Erie Canal? What canal connects Albany and White-Hall? Champlain. Where is Lake George? Where is Grand Isle? Where are the Catskill Mountains? Where are Niagara Falls? Trenton Falls? What three large lakes lie partly in this state? Where are Saratoga Springs? How is Long Island situated? Where is Montauk Point? What city on Long Island opposite New-York city? Where is Jamaica? Dunkirk? Rochester? Delhi? Owego? Binghampton? Fishkill? Mayville? Ithaca? Rome? On what island is |