Excerpt from Topical Discussion of American History: Constituting a Teachers' Manual and Course of Study in History and Civics for Use in the Elementary Schools This little volume is a working manual for the teacher ano constitutes a course in history and civics for the elementar schools. Many able educators have been consulted in the prepara tion of this course, and it is believed to be so complete in ever detail that boards of education can adopt it as the course in his tory and civics without further reference to these subjects in th school manual or regular course of study. This course has bee prepared with especial reference to the regular text-books. Teach ers and pupils frequently complain that the regular or officia text on history is too difficult, and it is hoped that this course wil be of great assistance to them in the use of this text. The dis cussions, references and questions in this volume are intended fo the direct help and assistance of the teacher, the object being t reduce the teacher's work to a minimum and to provide at th same time a broad and progressive course in history and civics In order to further teacher, a pupil's outline for use i] connection with this course of study has been prepared and i bound under a separate cover. Special attention is directed t Questions for Class Recitations and Questions for Composi tions and Examinations, which follow each general topic 0 chapter in the work for the seventh and eighth grades. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.