A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF America, ON A PLAN ADAPTED TO THE CAPACITY OF YOUTH, AND DESIGNED TO AID THE MEMORY BY SYSTEMATICK ARRANGEMENT AND INTERESTING ILLUSTRATED BY ENGRAVINGS BY REV. CHARLES A. GOODRICH. TWELFTH EDITION. BELLOWS FALLS, VT. PUBLISHED BY JAMES I. CUTLER AND CO. 1 L. 8. Be it remembered, That on the twenty-ninth day of April, in the fortysixth year of the Independence of the United States of America, Charles A. Goodrich, of said District, hath deposited in this Office, the title of a Book, the Tight whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit: "A History of the United States of America, on a plan adapted to the capacity of youth and designed to aid the memory by systematick arrangement and interesting associa tions. Illustrated by engravings. By Rev. Charles A. Goodrich." In Conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, "An Act for the enecaragement of learning, by securing the copies of Maps, Charts, and Books, to Authors "and Proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned." CHAS. A. INGERSOLL, Clerk of the District of Connecticut. A true copy of Record, examined and sealed by me, Clerk of the District of Connecticut, REMARKS ON USING THIS WORK. 1. The General Division, should first be very thorougly com mitted to memory. 2. That portion of the work which is in larger type, embraces the leading subjects of the history, and should be committed to memory by the pupil. That part which is in smaller type should be carefully perused. 3. It is recommended to the teachers not to make a severe examination of a pupil, until the second or third time going through the book. This particularly should be observed in regard to young and backward pupils. > 2-13-28 Introduction. 104 What are the uses and advantages of History? 1. History sets before us striking instances of virtue, enterprise, courage, generosity, patriotism; and, by a natural principle of emulation, incites us to copy such noble examples. History also presents us with pictures of the vicious ultimately overtaken by misery and shame, and thus solemnly warns us against vice. 2. History, to use the words of Professor Tytler, is the school of politics. That is, it opens the hidden springs of human affairs; the causes of the rise, grandeur, revolutions and fall of empires; it points out the influence which the manners of a people exert upon a government, and the influence which that government reciprocally exerts upon the manners of a people; it illustrates the blessings of political union, and the miseries of faction; the dangers of unbridled liberty, and the mischiefs of despotic power. Observation. In a free country, where every man may be called upon to discharge important duties, either by his vote, or by the administration of office, it is the business of all to be more or less acquainted with the science of politics. Nothing can better instruct us in this, than the study of history. 3. History displays the dealings of God with mankind. It calls upon us often to regard with awe, his darker judgments, and again it awakens the liveliest emotions of gratitude, for his kind and benignant dispensations. It cultivates a sense of dependence on him; strengthens our confidence in his benevolence; and impresses us with a conviction of his justice. 4. Besides these advantages, the study of History, if properly conducted, offers others, of inferior importance, indeed, but still they are not to be disregarded. It chastens the imagination: improves the taste; furnishes mat-. ter for reflection; enlarges the range of thought; strengthens and disciplines the mind. |