4. Verify the statements concerning the character of Spanish government in sect. 200. [Prescott or Motley.]

5. With reference to sect. 201, what is regarded as a reasonable rate of taxation in the U. S. now? [See a manual of Civics, that by John Fiske, for instance.]

6. Write a report on the decline of Spain in productive power as the result of bad government. [Moses in Jour. Pol. Econ., Jones in No. Amer. Review.]

7. In what parts of the world is Spanish still the common language?

8. Write a report on the beginnings of Spanish colonial policy. [Bourne, chap. 14.]

9. Write a report on the Spanish system of fleets. [Bourne, chap. 19; Roscher.]

10. Was there any good reason for the sailing of ships in fleets? [See in Oxley the chapter describing the exploits of Drake and other freebooters.]

11. Write a report on the great Spanish fairs in America. [Bourne, pp 291-293; Roscher.]

12. Spanish emigration to America. [Bourne, chap. 16; Moses, Spanish rule.]

13. Restrictions on intercolonial trade. [Bourne, p. 289 ff.; Moses; Roscher.]