carefully analyzed. Such declarations as the following are illustrations
of statements whose explanation might profitably be required in
advance:--

1. "The Constitution was extracted by necessity from a reluctant
people."

2. "Oregon was a make-weight for Texas."

3. "The greatest evil of slavery was that it prevented the South
from accumulating capital."

4. "The day that France possesses New Orleans we must marry
ourselves to the British fleet."

5. "The cause of free labor won a substantial triumph in the
Missouri Compromise."

6. "The second war with England was not one of necessity, policy,
or interest on the part of the Americans; it was rather one of
party prejudice and passion."


_The conditions in other countries will add to his comprehension of the
facts in the lesson_

In so far as the next lesson requires an understanding of the history or
conditions of another country, the attention of the class should be
directed in advance to such necessity. Special references or brief
reports may be advisable. A few well-selected advance questions will