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USOverallViewofAmericaIFillintheblanks.1.SincethetimeofindependenceoftheUnitedStates,48continentalstateswereadded.2.TwostatesareseparatedfromthecontinentalUS,thatisHawaiiinthePacificOceanandAlaskatothenorthwestofCanada.3.IntheUS,thereare4timezonesformtheeasttowest.4.“WASP”standsforWhiteAnglo-SaxonProtestant5.AmongtheGreatLakes,LakeMichiganistheonlyoneentirelyintheUnitedStates.6.Washington,D.CisnamedafterGeorgeWashingtonandChristopherColumbus.7.ThecountryissituatedmostlyincentralNorthAmerica,withCanada_tothenorthandMexicotothesouth,thePacificOceantothewestandAtlanticOceantotheeast.8.ThefederaldistrictofUSAisWashington,D.C.andthelargestcityisNewYorkCity.9.AppalachianMountainsareintheeasternpartandtheRockyMountainsareinthewesternpart.IIChoosethemostappropriateanswertoeachquestionorstatement.1.HowmanycontinentalstateswerethereatthetimeofindependenceoftheUS?A.35B.48C.13D.502.WhichofthefollowingwasthelastcontinentalstateaddedtotheUnion?A.KentuckyB.ArizonaC.PennsylvaniaD.Alaska3.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionofuniformityofAmericancultureisnottrue?A.Peopleingeneralsharethesameideas,idealsandobjectivesB.ThereisnorealregionalorclassvarietyinspeechofusageofEnglish.C.Thereisnotmuchreallydistinctiveregionalarchitectureorcookery.D.Generallyspeakingpeoplehavethesameethnicbackground.4.WhichstatesaregeographicallyseparatedfromtheAmericancontinent?AHawaiiandAlaska.BHawaiiandArizonaCArizonaandAlaskaDAlaskaandNewYork5.ThebiggestcityintheUSis______.A.LosAngelsB.NewYorkC.ChicagoD.SanFrancisco6.WhichtwolakesconsistofNiagaraFalls?A.LakesSuperiorandMichiganB.MichiganandHuronC.HuronandErieD.ErieandOntario7.WhatarethefivefamoussymbolsofAmericanculture?A.BarbieDoll,AmericanGothic,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,TheStatueofLibertyB.UncleSam,TheStatueofLiberty,Coca-cola,BarbieDoll,AmericanGothicC.AmericanGothic,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,Coca-cola,TheStatueofLibertyD.Coca-cola,BarbieDoll,BuffaloNickel,UncleSam,TheStatueofLiberty8.WhatarethenationalroseandtreeofUS?A.roseandpalmB.roseandoakC.tulipandoakD.tulipandpalmIIIJudgewhethereachstatementistrue(T)orfalse(F).1.(T)Hawaiibecamethe50thstatesoftheUnitedStatesinthe1948.2.(F)ThelargestoftheracialandethnicminoritiesintheUSistheHispanics.3.(F)TheGrandCanyonislocatedinthestateofColorado.4.(T)ThefirstthirteenstatesoftheUnitedStatesmainlylocatedalongtheeasternseaboard5.(T)ArizonawasthelastcontinentalstatewhichjoinedtheUnioninthe1912.6.(T)HollywoodlocatedinLosAngels.1.FindthenicknamesofthefollowingStatesintheUSA.Arkansas:LandofOpportunityCalifornia:GoldenStateColorado:CentennialStateFlorida:SunshineStateHawaii:AlohaStateAlaska:LandofMidnightSun;theLastFrontier；PeninsulaStateMassachusetts:OldColonyState；BayStateVExplaineachiteminyourownwords1.diversityofthepeopleItreferstothedifferentoriginsoftheimmigrants(differentethnicbackgrounds)andthedifferencesbetweenthefirstgenerationofimmigrantsandlong-establishedAmericans.2.ManhattanIslandItissouth-eastpartofNewYorkCity.ItisthecenteroftheCityandincludesthingsthatarefamoustotheworld:WallStreet,FifthAvenue,Broadway,theEmpireStateBuilding,RockefellerCentre,theUnitedNationsBuilding,CentralPark,HarlemandsoonVIQuestionsforshortanswers1.Whichwasthe“mothercountry”?TheUKwasconsideredasthemothercountryoftheoriginalthirteencoloniesinNorthAmerica.2.WhydoesManhattanIslandincludeeverythingthatmostpeoplethinkofwhentheysay“NewYork”?BecausefamousplaceslikeWallStreet,FifthAvenue,Broadway,theEmpireStateBuilding,RockefellerCentre,CentralPark,Harlemandsoonareonthisisland.Chapter2AmericanHistory2014IIQuestionsandAnswersontheText1.WhowasChristopherColumbus?HewasamarinerfromItalywhovoyagedtoNorthAmerica.2.WhendidColumbussetsail?In1492.3.WhereandwhenwasthefirstEnglishcolonyfounded?AtJamestown,Virginia,in1607.4.HowdidtheearlycolonistsinVirginiamanagetoearnmoney?Theydiscoveredawaytoearnmoneybygrowingtobacco.5.WhoestablishedseveralsettlementsinNewEngland?EnglishPuritans.6.WhendidthePilgrimscrosstheAtlanticintheshipMayflower?In1620.7.HowmanycolonieshadEnglishsettlersoccupiedby1733?Thirteen8.Incolonialtime,whichactruledthatspecialtaxstampstobeattachedtoallnewspapers?ThestampAct9.Howdidagroupofpatriotsin1773TheSecondContinentalCongress1.AfterthefirstshotoftheAmericanWarofindependencewasfiredatLexingtononApril19,1775,theSecondContinentalCongressmetinPhiladelphiainMay1775.2.Itbegantoassumethefunctionsofanationalgovernment.ItfoundedaContinentalArmyandNavyunderthecommandofGeorgeWashington,andbegantoprintpapermoneyandopeneddiplomaticrelationswithforeignpowers.ItadoptedonJuly4,1776theDeclarationofIndependencewhichwasdraftedbyThomasJefferson.TheBillofRights1.Inordertoinsureindividualliberties,tenamendments—thebillofRightswereaddedtotheConstitutionin17912.Itguaranteedfreedomofreligion,afreepress,freespeech,therightofcitizenstobeararms,protectionagainstillegalhousesearches,therighttoafairtrialbyjuryandprotectionagainst“cruelandunusualpunishments”TheEmancipationProclamation1.AftertheCivilWarbegan,LincolnissuedtheEmancipationProclamationonJanuary1,1863towinmoresupportathomeandabroad.2.Itgrantedfreedomtoallsl