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ReviewExercises(2013spring)
UnderstandingtheUnitedStates
Chapter1AGeneralSurvey
I.Gap-filling
ChristopherColumbusdiscoveredAmericain1)___1492____
The United Statescoversthecentralpartof2)___america____.
TheUnitedStatestodayisthe3)__4th___largestcountryinsizeintheworldwithatotalareaofabout
4)____9.3million__squarekilometers.
5)___WashingtonD.C___isthecapitalandeconomiccenteroftheUnitedStates.
6)__NewYork_____isthelargestandthemostpopulouscityoftheUnitedStates.
7)____Oak___isthenationaltreeoftheUS;8)___Rose____isthenationalflower.
TheUnitedStatesisa9)__federal_____republicconsistingof10)___50____states.
Intheyear11)__1776_____,theUnitedStatesdeclareditsindependencefrom12)__Britain_____.
SpanishspeakingAmericansarecalled13)__Hispanics_____.
14)___Hawaiian____isanofficiallanguageinthestateofHawaii.
15)___TheWhiteHouse____istheresidenceofthePresidentoftheUnitedStates,andtheCapitolHillishometothe
16)___Congress____.
About17)___1/3_____oftheAmerica’sterritoryiscoveredwithforests.
18)__TheMississippiriver______isknownastheFatherofWatersintheU.S
19)___Spanish_____isthesecondmostcommonlanguageinthecountry,andisspokenbyover12%ofthepopulation.
ThreebranchesofAmericangovernmentwereestablishedbythe20)_____Constitution.___.
II.AnswertheFollowingQuestions
21.WhatisthenameofthenationalanthemoftheUnitedStates?
TheStar-SpangledBanner
22.WhydidAmericanschoosebaldeagleastheirnationalbird?
Thebaldeaglewaschosenin1782astheemblemoftheUS,becauseofitslonglife,greatstrengthandmajesticlooks,andalsobecauseitwasthenbelievedtoexistonlyonthiscontinent.
Chapter2GeographyandHistory
A.Geography
I.Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.Write“T”fortrueand“F”forfalseinthespaceprovided.
___1.The United Statesistheworld’ssecondmostpopulouscountry.F
___2.HawaiiisanislandstateoftheUnitedStates.T
Ⅱ.MultipleChoices
3.WhichisthetallestmountainintheUnitedStates?
A.MountWhitney.
B.MountMcKinley.
C.RockyMountains.
D.TheSawatchMountains.
4.WhichcityisthemostpopulouscityintheUnitedStates?
A.WashingtonD.C.
B.LosAngeles.
C.NewYorkCity.
D.Philadelphia.
III.ShortAnswerQuestions
5.IntowhichlargebodyofwaterdoestheMississippiRiverflow?
ItflowsintotheGulfofMexico.
6.DoestheMississippiRiverflow:
northtosouth,southtonorth,easttowest,orwesttoeast?
Northtosouth
7.WhichriverformsalongborderbetweentheUnitedStatesandMexico?
TheRioGrandeRiver.
8.WhichriverformspartoftheboundarybetweenCanadaandtheUnitedStates?
TheSt.Laurence
9.WhatarethenamesofthefiveGreatLakes?
LakeSuperior,LakeMichigan,LakeHuron,LakeErieandLakeOntario.
10.WhichoneofthefivelakesisentirelyintheUnitedStates?
LakeMichigan.
B.History
Section1TheFirstInhabitant
I.GapFilling
Directions:
Fillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhavelearnt
1.Early American historybeganinthecollisionandculturalinteractionofthreepeoplesinNorthAmerica.Theyare1)___European___,2)_WestAfrican____and3)__NativeAmerican___peoples
2.TheearliestAmericanscamefrom4)___Asia____andenteredtheNewWorldduringthelast5)___Ice___Age.
3.6)________,includingthelandbridgeconnectingSiberiaandAlaskathatstretchedforseveralhundredmilesintothecontinentsoneitherside.
4.ThesocialstatusforNorthwestIndiansdependedon7)____property_____.5.CalifornianIndiansweregoodat8)_________.
6.PlainsIndians’movablecone-shapeddwellings,madeofbuffalohidefastenedaroundverylongwoodenpolesarecalled9)__________.
7.10)_________wasthemostimportantnaturalresourcewhichprovidedthePlainsIndianswithalloftheirbasicneeds:
food,clothing,andshelter.
8.11)__________wasNativeAmericanconfederacyinhabitingNewYorkState.Itwasthemostsophisticatedandpowerfulpoliticalorganizationsofthetime.
9.ThearrivalofEuropeansintheNewWorldledtoaclashofculturesthatresultedintragedyfortheIndians.Finally,mostoftheremainingIndiansweremovedonto12)___reservations_____.
10.TheThreeSistersreferto13)__________,14)__________and15)__________.
11-
Tribe
Name
LivingRegions
LifeStyles
16)thepacificnorthwesternindians
Theylivedneartheforestsalongthecoastlinefrom17)____southalaska___tonorthernCalifornia.
18__fishes______wasthemajorsourceoffood.ThisgroupofIndianshadtimetodevelop19___akastrics_____skillsandotheractivitiesnotrelatedtoobtainingfood.
TheCalifornia-GreatBasinIndians
Theyweresettledbetweenthe20_____Rockymountains_____andthe21__________californiacoast__.
Theywereverygoodat22____hunting____.23_________wastheirmostimportantsourceoffood.Theirshelterswerequicklybuiltofbranches,grassandsagebrush.
24____theplainsindians________
Theirinitiallivingareawasapeacefulexpanseofgrasslandsthatstretchedeastandsoutheastallthewayfromthe25______totheMississippiRiver.
26___buffalo______wasthemostimportantnaturalresourcewhichprovidedthemwithalloftheirbasicneeds.Theircultureisknownforitsuseofheaddressesandwarbonnets.
27_____thesouthwesternindians________
Theylivedinahot,28___dry__region,partly29___desert__andpartlycanyonsandcliffs.
Thethreemajorcropstheygrewwerecalledthe30__threesisters______.Theywere31_corn______,squash,andbeans.
32_____theeasternwoodlandindians______
Theywereforestdwellerslivinginawideareain33________oftheUnitedStatesthatextendedeastwardfromtheMississippiRiver,throughthe34________________
Region,tothe35_______Ocean.
Theywerenotnomadicandreliedon36________toprovidefood,but37________andfishingwasalsoimportantfortheirsurvival.38_________wasprobablythemostimportantanimal.Theyuse39________and40________asthebasicrawmaterialsintheirlives.
Chapter2ColonialPeriod
I.Understanding
1.______TheAmericanfirstThanksgivingDaywascelebratedonthelastThursdayinNovemberof1620.F1621
2.______ThemiddlecolonieshadmorediverselifestylesthanNewEnglandortheSoutherncoloniesbecausetheyhadagreatervarietyofculturalgroups.T
3.NewYorkusedtobeknownas_____?
A.NewHampshireB.NewJerseyC.NewNetherlandsD.NewEngland
4.WhowasAmericanamedafter?
A.GiovanniAmericusB.AmerigoVespucciC.BobAmericaD.GiorgioAmerico
5.TheDukeofYorktookoverNewAmsterdamfromthe________?
A.FrenchB.NativeAmericansC.SwedishD.Dutch
6.WhatwasSirWalterRaleigh'sshort-livedEnglishcolonyintheNewWorld?
A.RoanokeB.JamestownC.RaleighD.Plymouth
7.WhatwasthefirstpermanentEnglishsettlementintheNewWorld?
A.JamestownB.PlymouthC.RoanokeD.Philadelphia
8.WhofoundedthecolonyofPennsylvania?
andwhatreligiousgroupdidhebelongto?
A.CharlesPenn,QuakeB.WilliamPenn,Puritan
C.WilliamPenn,QuakerD.CharlesPenn,Puritan
9.CashcropoftheSouthernColoniesincludedrice,indigoand_________.Tobacco
10.WhatwerethethreetypesofcoloniesfoundedbytheEnglish?
Howdidtheydiffer?
Key
10.TheywereCharterColonies,ProprietaryColoniesandRoyalColonies.
A.CharterColonywasestablishedbyanindividualtradingcompanywhichhadaRoyalCharterwiththeBritishcrown.Chartercolonieshadmorecontrolovertheirownaffairsthandidtheothertypesofcolonies,whichwereruledmoredirectlybytheBritish.
B.ProprietaryColonywasthepredominatingformtocolonizationduringtheperiod1660–90.TheBritishcrownawardedhugetractsoflandintheNewWorldtoapersonoragroupcalledproprietor.Thelandwastitledintheproprietors'name,nottheking's.
C.RoyalColonywasthestandardformofcolonialgovernmentbythe18thcentury.Itisunderdirectcontrolofthekingofthesovereignnation.TheCrowncontrolledallunsoldpubliclands,andtheroyalgovernorretainedthepowertodispersethoselands.
Chapter3StruggleforIndependence
I.MultipleChoices
1.Whendidthecoloniesdeclareindependence?
A.July4,1776B.June30,1776
C.July2,1776D.June4,1776
2.____finishedmostofthewritingoftheDeclarationofIndependence.
A.BenjaminFranklinB.JohnAdamsC.ThomasJefferson4.JamesMadison
3.Americanvictoryat____wasaturningpointofAmericanIndependentWarbecauseitbroughtFranceintothewarontheAmericanside.
A.ConcordB.YorktownC.SaratogaD.Trenton
4. InMarch1765,the________waspassedbytheEnglishParliamentimposingthefirstdirecttaxontheAmericancolonies,tooffsetthehighcostsoftheBritishmilitaryorganizationinAmerica.Thusforthefirsttimeinthe150yearoldhistoryoftheBritishcoloniesinAmerica,theAmericanswillpaytaxnottotheirownlocallegislaturesinAmerica,butdirectlytoEngland.
A.SugarAct B.StampAct C.TeaActD.DeclaratoryAct
5.TheprimarypurposeoftheSugar,Stamp,andTeaActswastohelpParliamentsto________.
A.controlsmugglingintheWestIndiesbythecolonists
B.hindercolonialself-governmentinMassachusettsandVirginia
C.payfortheFrenchandIndianWardebtsaswellasBritishtroopssenttoprotectthecolonists
D.workwiththecoloniallegislaturesingoverningthethirteenAmericancolonies
6.MostcolonistsfeltthatBritishtaxlawswereunfairbecause
A.theIndiansdidnothavetopaytaxes
B.thecolonistswerepayinghighertaxesth