NEW HAMPSHIRE 



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NEW HAMPSHIRE 



having over 600 inhabitants are entitled to one 

 representative for a full term and one for each 

 additional 1,200 inhabitants. Those districts 

 having a population of less than 600 are enti- 

 tled to one representative for a proportional 

 part of a term. 



The executive power is vested in a governor 

 and an advisory council of five members elected 

 for two years. A secretary of state, treasurer 

 and commissary-general are elected by the gen- 

 eral court. 



The judiciary department consists of a SU- 

 IT* me and a superior court, each having one 

 chief justice and four associate judges; probate 

 courts and justices of the peace. Practically 

 all judges are appointed by the governor for 

 indefinite terms except the justices of the peace, 

 who are appointed for five years. A juvenile 

 court law is applicable to all under seventeen 

 years of age. Capital punishment is inflicted 

 only upon the request of a jury. 



Suffrage is granted male citizens twenty-one 

 years of age and over who are able to read the 

 constitution in English and who have not been 

 convicted of certain crimes. Citizens who were 

 years of age or upward on January 1, 

 1904, were exempted from this literary quali- 

 fication. Labor disputes are settled by a state 

 board of arbitration, and child-labor laws, work- 

 men's compensation acts and mothers' pension 

 laws are in effect. In November, 1916, state 

 prohibition was voted, effective in 1918. 



History. The New Hampshire coast was ex- 

 plored by Martin Pring, Samuel de Champlain 

 and Captain John Smith. In 1622 the territory 

 between the Merrimac and Kennebec rivers, 

 extending inland sixty miles, was granted to 

 Mason and Gorges as the "Province of Maine." 

 In 1629 the region between the Merrimac and 

 Piscataqua was given to Mason, the founder of 

 N w H;imihir-. \\lnch hr lumnl ;il"t r his 

 native county, Hampshire in England. Fisher- 

 men from Massachusetts settled at Little Har- 

 bor and Dover Neck, and Exeter was settled 

 by Massachusetts religious refugees. By 1643 

 all of the settlements had voluntarily join.. I 

 Massachusetts, and although New Hampshire 

 was declared a royal province in 1679, it was 

 tically governed by Massachusetts until 



was conspicuous in its stand 

 against 1 xation and furnished more 



than its share of troops to the Continental 

 ios. Adopting a constitution in January, 

 1776, it was the first state to form a govern- 

 ment wholly independent of Englan 



Research Questions on 

 New Hampshire 



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How many of the following states 

 have altitudes exceeding the loftiest in 

 New Hampshire : Vermont ; New York ; 

 Georgia ; Texas ; Arkansas ; Nebraska? 



Of what substance much used in the 

 manufacture of stoves does New Hamp- 

 shire produce a large amount? 



How did the state receive its name? 



What physical feature of the state 

 has been celebrated in one of the most 

 famous stories in American literature? 



Give three factors which have con- 

 tributed to the growth of the manu- 

 facturing industries of this state. 



What stand has New Hampshire 

 taken on the prohibition question? 



How many Atlantic states have a 

 longer seacoast? 



What river turns more cotton spin- 

 dles than any other in the world? 



What river has a name which indi- 

 cates one of its chief characteristics? 



What is a cog railroad? What dis- 

 tinction has New Hampshire with ref- 

 erence to this kind of railway? 



How many states have a larger popu- 

 lation ? ( See list under UNITED STATES. ) 

 How many of these more populous 

 states are larger? 



Where have most of the immigrants 

 come from? 



When was the first system of educa- 

 tion organized? Of what colony did 

 New Hampshire form a part at that 

 time? 



Why has the state a cooler climate 

 t IK i ii a neighboring state which lies 

 farther north? 



What classes of persons are not al- 

 lowed to vote? 



How does the illiteracy percentage 

 compare with that of New York? How 

 do the illiteracy percentages of the two 

 states for native-born whites compare? 



Why have many farms in this state 

 been abandoned? What part of the 

 total area do farm lands occupy? 



How large a proportion of the area of 

 the state is covered by the ranges of 

 the White Mountains? 



To what comparatively new use has 

 iinii-h of New Hampshire's output of 

 spruce lumber been put? 



What haa the state done to maintain 

 its forests? 



How many colonies had a govern- 

 ment independent of England earlier 

 than did New Hampshire? How many 

 constitutions ha* the state had? 



