Finally, the territorial settlement of 1783 should be thoroughly explained, using map or molding board. VI The Critical Period, 1783-1789 Books for Study and Reading References .-- Higginson's _Larger History_, 293-308; Fiske's _Civil Government_, 186-267; McMaster's _With the Fathers_. Home Readings .-- Fiske's _Critical Period_, 144-231, 306-345; _Captain Shays: A Populist of 1786_..