自考英美概况复习资料

自考英美概况复习资料

自考英语学习资料———英美概况英美概况练习题--美国历史：

I.Multiple Choice

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5.The Stamp Act was passed in_____and was repealed in _____.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 Y ork

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 December26, 1776in_____.

A.Gettysburg

B.Pittsburgh

C.Trenton

9.The battle of_____marked the turning point of the War of Independence.

A.New Y ork

B.Saratoga

C.Bunker Hill

10.On October19th,1781,the British General Cornwallis and his7,000men surrendered at_____.

A.Y orktown

B.Boston

C.Charleston

11.The Constitutional Convention was held in1787to revise_____.

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 in1791.

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 Y ork

C.Philadelphia

14.The pamphlet“Common Sense”was written by_____.

A.Thomas Edison

B.Thomas Paine

C.Thomas Jefferson

15.The Second President John Adams adopted a high-handed policy which was called_____.

A.the“Intolerable Acts”

B.Un-American Activities

C.the Sedition Act

16.The greatest contribution 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.won the war.

A.1812,1814

B.1813,1815

C.1814,1816

18.As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War,nearly_____of the entire territory of Mexico was lost.

A.1/4

B.1/2

C.1/3

19.In1844the U.S.forced the Chinese Government to sign the first unequal treaty of_____.

A.Wangxia

B.Nanjing

C.Tianjin

20.The Articles of Confederation was accepted by all the _____states in_____.

A.50,1781

B.13,1781

C.13,1787

21._____was chosen as the capital for the time being in Washington’s administration.

A.New Y ork

B.Chicago