About the United States. 251 



Into what is each State and Territory divided? Into 

 Counties* Which is the larger, a County, or a State ? 

 A State. 



For how many years have these States been governed by 

 men elected by their own people ? Over one hundred years. 



Who governed this country before that ? Men sent here 

 by the King of England. What country of North America 

 is still subject to Great Britain ? Canada. 



What are some of the causes of this country's great- 

 ness ? Its free government, its great extent, its fertile fields, 

 its rich mines, its many mills, and its industrious people. 



On what planet do you live? The Earth, or World. 

 On what Hemisphere ? The Western. In what Grand 

 Division ? North America. In what country ? The United 

 States. In what State ? In what county ? In what part 

 of the Western Continent is North America ? The northern 

 part. In what part of North America is the country we 

 live in ? In the central part. In what part of this country 

 is the State you live in ? In what part of your State is the 

 county you live in ? In what part of your county is the 

 city, town, or village you live in ? 



Some cities extend over their counties, as the City and County of Philadel- 

 phia are the same in extent. 



What State is north of this State? East? South? 

 West? What county is north of this county? East? 

 South ? West ? 



You may draw a map of your County, on a piece of paper as large as your 

 hand ; marking first, the boundaries; next, the highest hills or mountains (if 

 any) ; next, the streams which run through it ; then the cities, towns, or vil- 

 lages, the churches, schoolhouses, railroads, bridges, etc., as shown on page 

 39. Then you may draw on a piece of paper, as large as a leaf in your copy- 

 book, a map of your State, showing its boundaries, highest mountains, largest 

 rivers, its capital, and the part in which your County is situated. Observe that 

 your County is but a small portion of your State. 



* In Louisiana these divisions are called Parishes. 



