American Culture Final Exam Review 2015

American Culture
Final Exam Review
1.Study the map of the U.S., there will be a map with 10 states missing on it that you must
fill in the name of those states.
2.What is the nickname of the Midwest of America?
3.What does D.C. stand for in Washington?
4.What is the oldest and largest park in the U.S.A.?
5.Where is Mount Rushmore (list the state as well as the location)? Which presidents are
in the rock sculpture?
the 3 longest & most important rivers in America. Why are they important?
7.Why is America c alled the “melting pot?”
8.Who was Christopher Columbus?
9.Who was Amerigo Vespucci & why is he significant? When was it given the name
America?
10.Who was Magellan & why was he significant?
11.Why did people seek to leave the “old world?”
12.Why is the Mayflower significant & when did it come to America?
13.Why did the British & the colonies start to have contradictions & conflict?
(1763,1765,1766 & 1770)
14.What happened with the Boston Tea Party & what were the consequences?
15.What group formed to unite the colonies?
16.Who was the first president of the U.S.?
17.When & what was Patrick Henry’s famous quote & what did it mean?
18.When was the Declaration of Independence accepted & what did it say?
19.List the 10 Bill of Rights:
20.How does a bill become a law? (list all the steps!)
21.Why is the war of 1812-1814 significant?
22.What countries joined the war to help America fight the British?
23.When and where was the peace treaty between America & the British signed?
the 3 branches of government.
25.List the 3 branches of government & show what responsibilities they have for each level
of government.
26.List the 6 reasons America formed the Constitution.
27. Who has the power in America to change things?
28.What describes someone who is a Republican? A Democrat?
29.Who issued the Homestead Bill & Proclamation Act? When? What were these two
things?
30.Why is the Civil War significant to U.S. development & to the world? Give an example of
a country that followed America in the pursuit of equality.
31.Holidays to study: Martin Luther King Jr., July 4th, Christmas, Easter, Halloween,
Thanksgiving
rmation about dating, engagements, & marriage traditions
33.Where singles meet & why Americans marry.
34.American personal values & work ethics
35.Nuclear, extended & blended family
36.Popular American sports for pleasure & business
37.Why sports are important to America.
38.The difference between sports and recreational hobbies.
39.Popular American recreational hobbies.
40.Americans and their pets.。