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Unit1GeographicalFeaturesandNaturalResources

1。

HowmanystatesarethereintheUnitedStates?

Andwhichtwostatesaregeographicallyseparatedfromtheothers?

（50，Alaska,Hawaii）

2.WhatarethegeneralcharactersoftheRockyMountainsandtheAppalachianMountains。

1）TothewestofAtlanticcoastalplainlietheAppalachianMountainsthatbegininCanadaandreachallthewaytoGeorgiaandAlabama。

Theseareoldmountainswithroundedtopsandwoodedhills，usuallynotexceeding800minheight。

Thehighestpointisonly2000mabovethesea.Mostofthemountainridgesarelowenoughtobeeasilycrossedbymodernhighways。

TheAppalachianshavemuchbeautifulsceneryandmanytouristresorts.TheOhioandtheTennesseeRiversflowdownthewesternslopesoftheAppalachianstothegreatMississippiRiver，deepintheheartofAmerica.

2）TothewestoftheGreatPlainslietheRockyMountains,“thebackboneofthecontinent”。

ThesehighmountainsstretchallthewayfromMexicototheArcticandformwhatisknownasContinentalDivide，orGreatDivide，themostimportantwatershedonthecontinent。

TheRockiesaremorethantwiceashighastheAppalachiansandhighenoughtoreceivemorerainthanthesurroundingplainsandplateaus.Consequently，theyaremostlyforested。

ThestrikingandvariedsceneryoftheRockieshasgivenrisetotheestablishmentofmanynationalparkshere。

Theothernaturalwondersincluderoamingherdsofbuffalo,elk，deer,antelopeandsheep,aswellasthefamousgrizzlybear。

Chapter2AmericanPopulation

1.WhyistheUnitedStatesknownasa“meltingpot”?

ItmeansthattheUSiscomposedofimmigrantsfromdifferentnationsallovertheworld。

①ThepeopleoftheUSarepredominantlywhite。

②ThesecondmostnumerousminorityintheUSweretheblackpeoplewhoseforefatherscamefromAfrica.

③AmericanIndiansweretheoriginalinhabitantsonthecontinent.

④Therewereabout50。

5millionHispanicsin2010intheUS。

TheyaretheSpanish-speakingimmigrantsfromLatinAmericancountries.

⑤TheChineseAmericanhaveprovedtobeindustriousandintelligent。

2.WhatfactorscausetheAmericanstomovefrequentlywithintheUnitedStates？

①Thedesireforeconomicbettermentisgenerallythemostimportantforceinducingmigration。

②Geographicdifferenceineconomicopportunity，asreflectedbysuchfactorsasdifferencesinemploymentopportunitiesandearningpowerforworkersanddifferencesintheavailabilityandthepriceoflandforfarmers。

③Noneconomicfactors。

Suchasclimate,racialattitudes,andfamilytires，influencingmigration。

3.WhydomanyAmericansnowmigratefromcitiestosuburbs？

①Thewidespreadusesofautomobilesandtheconstructionofexpresshighwaysmadeitpossibleforpeopletolivefartherawayfromtheirjobs。

②Thetelephonereducedtheneedforthemtoworkorliveincloseproximitytooneanother.

③Suburbanareasofferedmorelivingspacethancities,lowercrimerates，lesspollution,andsuperiorschools.Itisgenerallybelievedthattheyarebetterplaceforraisingchildren。

Chapter3DiscoveryandColonizationoftheNewWorld

1。

Discussthepre—ColumbianculturesintheAmericas。

1）TheAztecsofMexico

2）TheIncasofPeru

3）TheIndiansofNorthAmerica

4）IndiancontributionstoEuropeanculture：

Foods，DrugsandUtilitarianobjects

2。

WhydidthediscoveriesofNewWorldbeforeColumbusnotexertgreatinfluenceintheworldatthattime?

BecauseEuropewasthenpoorandpoliticallyfragmented,Itwasbesetbylocalwarsandcivildisorderandlargelyilliterate.Inshort，EuropewasthenincapableofrespondingtotheNorsediscoveries.

3。

WhydidsomanyEnglishpeoplemovetotheNewWorldinthe17thcentury?

1）TheNewWorldwasagreatandrichland。

IntheNewWorldtherewereallthoseresourcesnecessaryforagriculturalandindustrialdevelopment。

2）DuringthereignofQueenElizabethI（1588—1603）,theEnglishingrowingnumbersrealizedthattheNewWorldwastheirbestplacetomaketheirfortunes，andtoworshipandliveaccordingtotheirbeliefs。

3）SomeofthemmightmovetoAmericatoleaveoppressivepoliticalinstitutions,toescapeburdensomechurchduties,toacquirelargelandholdingsormerelytochangetheirgeneralpatternofliving。

Ofcourse,materialgainwasacommonfactor.

4。

Whatwasthesocialstructureofthe13colonies?

Societyinthel3colonieswaslikeapyramid。

①Thetopwasmadeupofmerchantsandlandlords.

②ThebasewasmadeupofrefugeesfromEurope，blackslavesfromAfrica。

AndnativeIndians.

5。

WhydidnottheAmericanIndiansbecomeslavesduringthecolonialdays？

AsforIndians,theycouldnotputupwithslavery.IfanIndianwasenslaved,hisfellowtribememberswouldfighttofreehim.Sothecolonialistssoongaveuptheattempttousethemasslavelabor。

InsteadtheyseizedthelandoftheIndiansanddrovethemawayorkilledthem。

Chapter4AmericanRevolution

2.WhathappenedontheeveningofMarch5,1770?

AclashbetweenAmericancoloniesandBritishsoldierstookplaceinBoston.

①AgroupofunemployedlaborerattackedaBritishsentrystationedattheBostoncustomhouse.

②WhentheBritishsoldiersdispatchedtohelpthesentryarrived，theymetarapidlygrowing,angrycrowd.

③Someonegavethecommandforthesoldierstofire.

④Threecolonieswerekilledandseveralwerewounded，twoofwhomlaterdied.

3。

HowdidthecoloniesreacttotheTownshendAct?

Thecolonies,however，stillrejectedtheideathattheParliamentinBritainhadtherighttotaxthemwithoutconsentandreactedtothesenewdutiesbyrefusingtoimportanyofthetaxedgoods.

4。

WhatwerethemaincontentsoftheDeclarationofIndependence？

①ThePreamble，whichexplainswhytheDeclarationwasissued。

②AstatementofprinciplesofgovernmenttowhichtheAmericanpeoplewerecommitted

③Alistofinjusticessufferedbythecolonists.

④Asummaryofeffortsthecolonieshadmadetoavoidabreakwiththemothercountry。

⑤Theproclamationisthatthe“ColoniesareFreeandIndependentStates”

5。

WhatwastheimportanceofthevictoryatSaratoga?

ThevictoryandSaratogawasaturningpointofthewar.ItfurtherheightenedthespiritoftheAmericans，butmoreimportantlyitcausedactionabroad.ItwasafterthisbattlethattheFrenchagreedtojointhewaragainstBritain。

LaterSpainandHollandjoinedFrancewhilemostoftheotherEuropeanpowersformedanArmedNeutralitytoprotecttheircommercefromBritain’snavalpower。

Chapter5theConfederationandtheConstitution

1。

Whatisconfederation？

Aconfederationisagovernmentinwhichtheconstituentgovernments,calledstatesintheUS，createacentralgovernmentbyconstitutionalcompactbutdonotgiveitpowertoregulatetheconductofindividuals。

2.ComparethepowersofthegovernmentsundertheArticlesofConfederationandtheConstitution。

3。

Whatdoesthe“checkandbalance”mean?

Itmeansthateachbranchofgovernment-executive，legislative,orjudicial-mustexercisedistinctpowersandbeselectedinadistinctway,andthateachbranchmustbeableto“checkandbalance”theothersifonebranchgrewtoopowerfulandsoughttodominatetheothers.

4。

WhatwastheBillofRights?

Itguaranteedfreedomofspeech，religion，peacefulassembly，andthepress;therighttobeararms；freedomfromunreasonablesearch；andtherighttotheprotectionofcertainlegalproceduresknownasthedueprocessoflaw。

5。

WhatwerethechiefcausesoftheWarof1812？

①TheBritishwerenotreconciledtothelossoftheirthirteencolonies。

UsingCanadaasthebase,theyalwayschallengedtobattlewiththeyoungRepublic.

②Thisangerreachesitspeakin1807whenoneBritishwarshipattachedandboardedinAmericanship,killingandwounding21menandimpressingfoursailors。

③JeffersonpersuadedCongresstopassanEmbargoAct，whichforbadeallships,exceptforeignoneswithoutcharge,toleaveAmericanports。

Chapter6AmericanExpansionandtheCivilWar

1.WhatwastheimportanceoftheMonroeDoctrine？

Theessencewas”AmericaforAmericans”,whichlaterbecameacornerstoneoftheUSforeignpolicy.AstheNewworlddevelopedintheyearsaheadthisDoctrinebecamemoremeaningfulandwasstrengthenedbyabroaderinterpretationtomeettheneedsofanenergeticandambitiousUnitedStates.

2.WhatwerethebasiccausesoftheCivilWar？

Twodifferentsocial-economicsystemsexistedsidebysideintheUnitedStates.

IntheSouthslaverywasthefoundationoftheeconomicsystemwhileintheNorthindustryandcommercewerethemaincharacterofitseconomy.TheswiftlygrowingindustriesintheNorthrequiredtherestrictionofslaveryaswellasanexpandingterritoryinordertoprovidecapitalistproductionwithrawmaterials，marketsandabundantlaborsupply.

TheslaveeconomyintheSouthwasanobstacletoindustrialgrowthandexpansion。

ThiseconomicantagonismledtoincreasedconflictsbetweentheNorthandtheSouth.

3.Whatwasthedoctrineofthe“popularsovereignty"？

Thisdoctrinemeansthattheinhabitantsofthenewterritoriescandecidethequestionofslaveryforthemselves.Inappearance，itseemedfair，butinactualpractice,asfarasslaverywasconcerned，thedoctrinedidnotwork.

4。

HowdoyoucommentontheAmericanCivilWar？

TheoutcomeofthewarplacedthenortherncapitalistsinsolidcontrolofthefederalgovernmentoftheUScapitalism.I