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The Central states: Capitals and Chief Cities.

In what direction are the Central states from the Southern? From the Middle Atlantic? If you do not live in the Central states, point toward them. Would you cross either the Alleghenies or the Rocky mountains in going to them? Which of the Great Lakes is wholly within the United States? Which four states border on Lake Michigan? Which three border on Lake Superior? Which states are bordered by the Mississippi on the east? Which on the west?

What three states have the Ohio for their southern boundary? What states does the Missouri river separate? What state lies south of the Ohio river? What mountains form part of the eastern boundary of Kentucky?

On what river is the capital? What is the largest city? On what river? What state is separated from Kentucky by the Mississippi? What great river crosses Missouri? What great city is just below the mouth of the Missouri?

On what river is Jefferson City? At the junction of what two rivers is Kansas City? What mountains are in the southern part of the state? Where is Iron mountain? Pilot Knob? What state is west of Missouri? On what river is the capital of Kansas? Name the largest city. On what river is it? What state is north of Kansas? What river forms the eastern boundary of Nebraska? What river crosses the state? What is the largest city? Suppose you cross the Missouri eastward at Omaha, what state will you be in? What river borders Iowa on the west? On the east? On what river is Des Moines, the largest city? On what river is Dubuque (du-buke&apos;)? What river forms the western boundary of Illinois? What and where is the largest city? On what river is Peoria?

What state is partly separated from Illinois by the Wabash?

Where is Evansville? Fort Wayne? What state lies to the east of Indiana? What is the largest city of Ohio? On what river is it? Where is Cleveland? What state consists of two peninsulas? Which four of the Great Lakes border on Michigan? Which two lakes are connected by the St. Mary's river?

Which two by the Strait of Mackinac? Name the largest city. On what river is it?

What state lies between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi? What lake-port is the largest city in Wisconsin? What great river rises in Minnesota? In what lake does it rise? What river forms part of the western boundary? In what direction does it flow? What is the largest city? Near the junction of what rivers is it? What two states lie west of Minnesota? What great rivers crosses them?Name the largest cities. Where are the Black hills? What town is among them?

Routes.—On what lakes would you sail in going by water from Chicago to Cleveland? From Detroit to Duluth? How would you go on a steamboat from St. Paul to Cincinnati? Map Drawing.—Let the pupil draw on his slate the outline of Kansas, insert the Kansas river, and locate the capital and Leavenworth. Let him write in their proper places the names of the states that bound Kansas. Review may be conducted as directed heretofore.

1. Central States.—To the north of the Southern states lie those that are called the Central states. If we look at the map of the United States, we shall see that they occupy the north central part. They are Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota.

2. Settlement.—About 100 years ago only a very few of the many hundred towns now in the Central states had been founded. The prairies were covered with long waving grass that no one cut, and beautiful flowers that no one gathered. The prairies were the grazing fields of millions of buffaloes and wild deer, and were the hunting grounds of the Indians.

As the Atlantic states became more thickly settled, people crossed the Allegheny mountains in search of better and cheaper lands for farming.