. An introductory school history of the United States, arranged on the catechetical plan; to which are added, the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States with questions and explanations . h queen, andAcadia was permanently annexed to the British , What was the length of the war f The war continued about eleven years, hostilities havingcommenced in 1702, and being terminated by the treaty ofUtrecht {u-trekt) in 1713. now long did peace last ? A peace of nearly thirty years followed, which was brokenby King Georges War, commenced in 1744. What was the origin
. An introductory school history of the United States, arranged on the catechetical plan; to which are added, the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States with questions and explanations . h queen, andAcadia was permanently annexed to the British , What was the length of the war f The war continued about eleven years, hostilities havingcommenced in 1702, and being terminated by the treaty ofUtrecht {u-trekt) in 1713. now long did peace last ? A peace of nearly thirty years followed, which was brokenby King Georges War, commenced in 1744. What was the origin of th-e war ? The war had its origin in disputes relating to the kiugdomof Austria, and was therefore known in Europe as The Wuiof the Austrian Succession. What was the most important event of the war f Its most important event was the capture of Louisburg bya force, mostly of New England troops, under William Pep-perill, aided by an English fleet commanded by CommodoreWarren. Sow long did the war continue ? The contest was terminated by the treaty of Aix la Chapelle(akes la sha-pel), in 1748, by which all acquisitions of terri-tory, made during the war, were mutually restored. COLOJ^lAL HISTORY. 33 ]^EW Map Questions. What States on the east of New York State? What large city at the mouth olthe Hudson River? How is Albany situated? Schenectady? Describe the Mo-hawk River. When, andhy wliom, was the Hudson River discoxered? The Hudson River was discovered in 1609 by Ileniy Hud-son, an English navigator, then sailing in the service of TheDutch East India Company. What eccploration did Hudson make ? His object was to find a north-west passage to the PacificOcean: in pursuance of which he sailed up the river to the 2* 34: COLONIAL HISTORY. head of ship imvigation, and continued his explorations in asmall boat some miles further. What measures were taken by the Dutch to settle the country 1 In 16] 4, the Dutch built a fort on Manhattan, or New YorkIsland ; and, in the follo
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