what town did the British stop on their way to Concord? Describe the battle of Lexington. Which way is Lexington from Concord?

What towns in the county have academies? places, and name them as you mark them.

Mark their

Which way is Groton from Concord? Which way is Framingham from Concord? Mark its place. Which way is it from Cambridge?

In what part of the county is Ashby? Which way is it from Cambridge?

Mark its

What town in the county lies farthest south? place. Which way is it from Concord? Which way is it from Cambridge? Which way is it from Ashby? On which side of Merrimack River is Dracut?

In what

part of the county is Dracut ? Which way is it from Concord? Which is the most easterly town in the county? Mark the position of Waltham? From what town was Waltham separated? Which way is Waltham from Concord? In what part of the county is Tyngsborough? What do you recollect of the first English trader who resided here? Which way is Tyngsborough from Concord?

What towns in the county are most distinguished for manufactures? Mark the place of Lowell. What do you recollect of the rapidity with which the factories make cloth ?

Where is Reading?

Which way is it from Concord? What is manufactured at Reading?

Mark the position of Brighton. Which way is it from Concord? What do you recollect of the cattle-fairs at Brighton?

By whom was this county inhabited before white people came to live in it? What were the names of the principal tribes of Indians, and where did they live? What was the disposition of the Indians towards the white people? When they were hostile, what did they do? In what towns did they attack the white people?

Mark the place of the battle with the Indians in Sudbury, and tell what you recollect of it.

How many towns are there in Middlesex County? What three towns have the largest number of people in them? What three towns have the smallest number of people in them?

What is the whole number of people in the county? How many counties in the state have more people in them than Middlesex? How many senators does this county send to the General Court. How many representatives may it send?

GLOSSARY

EXPLAINING THE GEOGRAPHICAL AND OTHER DIFFICULT TERMS AS THEY ARE USED IN THIS BOOK.

Accommodate. To oblige; to make easy or convenient to

others.

Agricultural. Connected with the cultivation of the ground. Ammunition. Powder and balls, or shot.

Ancient. Old; very old.

Angling. Fishing.

Appropriate. Fit; proper for the purpose for which it was designed.

Aqueduct. Something built of wood or stone to convey water from one place to another.

Arms. Cannon, guns, swords, or other weapons used in

war.

Army. A great number of soldiers who are prepared to fight.

Ascend. To go up or rise up. We ascend a hill when we walk to the top of it. Smoke ascends when it rises out of a chimney.

Assemble.

Come together.

Assume. To take as one's own.

Asylum. Any place of retirement and safety.

Attack. To fall upon with the intention to injure or kill. Benevolent. Wishing well towards others and generally doing well for them.

Besieged. A town is besieged when enemies place themselves round it and will not let the people come out.

Blacksmiths.

and oxen.

Those who work upon iron, and shoe horses

Border. Edge, or boundary.

Boundary. Where two towns or two counties meet, the line dividing them is called a boundary. The dotted lines on the map which show the shapes of the towns are boundaries.

Brick-kiln. A large quantity of bricks placed in a pile and prepared to be burned.

Brook. A small stream of water, generally smaller than a river.

Butchers. Those who kill cattle and sheep and prepare their meat for the market.

Canal. A long, broad trench or ditch dug in the earth and filled with water to be conveyed to some place where it is wanted, or to be used to float boats upon.

Cargoes. The articles which vessels carry to and fetch from distant places.

Carpenters. Those who are employed in building houses or barns or other buildings.

Causeway. A road built up high over very low and wet ground.

Celebrated. Known at a great distance, and much talked

about.

Cell. A small, close, strong room, generally also dark.
Chapel. A place in which worship is performed.

Civilized. Those nations, who live in families and have a government of laws, and know the useful arts, are said to be civilized..

Coast. The shore or border of the sea.

Commodious. Convenient.

Common. A large open space, generally in the middle of the town, used for public purposes.

Communication. Means of passing from one place to

another.

Compelled. Obliged; forced.

Concealed. Hid; put out of sight.

Confine. To shut up; to deprive of liberty.

Connect. To join together.

Constitute. To make up.

Constructed. Built or made.

Conveying. Carrying or sending..

Convicts. Persons condemned for their crimes.

Counterfeit. Made like something else, iu order to cheat people.

County. Several towns united together by law. A county always contains one or more towns, which have in them a court-house and jail. Wicked persons who disobey the laws are confined in jails till they can be tried by the judges in the court-houses.

Crimes. Acts done contrary to law to injure others.

Criminals. Wicked persons, who have been guilty of

crimes.

Crops. Things raised upon the land, such as hay and grain. Cruel. Willing to give pain to others by hurting them or wounding their feelings.

Cultivate. To plough and hoe and raise such crops as the land will bear.

Cultivation. Ploughing, hoeing, and raising such crops as the land will bear.

Defenceless. Having no means of keeping off those determined to injure us or to kill us.

Defend. To keep off danger or injury from another is to defend him.

Descend. To go down or to fall down. We descend when we go down a hill; and water descends when it falls over a

dam.

Diminish. To grow smaller in size or number.

Disperse. To scatter; to go, one, one way, and another, another.

Distinguished. Made celebrated or remarkable.

Edifice. A building.

Educated. Instructed; taught.

Employment. What people do to earn their living, or to amuse themselves. Shoe-making is an employment,

Encump. To pitch tents for a night or a longer period.
Enclosed. Surrounded; shut in on every side.

Escape. To fly from or avoid danger.

Establish. To settle; to fix for a long time in one place. Expense. Cost. The expense of an article is what must be paid for it.

Explosion. A violent and sudden noise; if you touch fire to powder it will make an explosion.