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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.thecolonistswerepayinghighertaxesthan