英美概况 美国历史练习题

英美概况 美国历史练习题

I. Multiple Choices

1. The history of the U.S. is generally agreed to have begun in _____.

A. 1620 B. 1607 C. 1776

2. The following states are among the first thirteen colonies except _____.

A. Maryland B. South Carolina C. Delaware D. Colorado

3. _____ was the first man who sailed around the earth.

A. John Cabot B. Magellan C. Balboa D. Cartier

4. The colonial life can be described as the following except _____.

A. simple B. easy C. rough D. hard

5. The Stamp Act was passed in _____ and was repealed in _____.

A. 1765, 1766 B. 1764, 1765 C. 1763, 1764

6. The First Continental Congress was held in _____ in September, 1774.

A. Philadelphia B. Boston C. New York

7. The American War of Independence started in _____ and ended in _____.

A. 1776, 1784 B. 1775, 1783 C. 1706, 1714

8. Washington won the great victory on December 26, 1776 in _____.

A. Gettysburg B. Pittsburgh C. Trenton

9. The battle of _____ marked the turning point of the War of Independence.

A. New York B. Saratoga C. Bunker Hill

10. On October 19th, 1781, the British General Cornwallis and his 7,000 men surrendered at _____.

A. Yorktown B. Boston C. Charleston

11. The Constitutional Convention was held in 1787 to _____.

A. The Articles of the Confederation B. Bill of Rights

C. Civil Rights

12. The first ten amendments, known as _____, were added to the Constitution in 1791.

A. the Bill of Rights B. the Articles C. Civil Rights

13. After the Federal Government was established, the city _____ was chosen as the capital for the time being.

A. Washington B. New York C. Philadelphia

14. The "Common Sense" was written by _____.

A. Thomas Edison B. Thomas Paine C. Thomas Jefferson

15. The Second President John Adams adopted a high-handed which was called _____.

A. the "Intolerable Acts" B. Un-American Activities

C. the Sedition Act 16. The greatest made by President Thomas Jefferson was his _____.

A. abolishing the Sedition Act B. reducing taxes

C. purchasing Louisiana from France

17. The Second Anti-English War broke out in _____ and ended in _____. The U.S.