第二章 American History I：本章介绍美国的早期历史。17世纪英国殖民者在北美洲东岸建立了十三个殖民地，后成为美国独立后最初的十三个州。本章帮助了解美国成立初期，领土是怎样逐渐由大西洋沿岸扩张到太平洋沿岸的经历，以及经历了四年的“内战”，废除了奴隶制，并恢复了国家的统一。2.1From Colonial Period to Independence:1492年，当克里斯托弗·哥伦布登上加勒比海的岛屿时，他拉开了后来许多欧洲追随者到“新大陆”定居的帷幕。1620年，英国35名清教徒和67名非清教徒乘坐“五月花”号船前往北美，随后是更多英国移民的到来，并在100多年之后在大西洋沿岸三个地区建立了13个殖民地。到了18世纪，英国的13个殖民地人口和经济实力都在增长，并通过获得美国独立战争的胜利，摆脱了英国的殖民统治，宣布新的国家诞生。[单选题]In 1814, when the Americans and British fought another war, a British expedition landed and captured Washington, D.C., and British soldiers set fire to the President’s Mansion. _______选项:[对, 错]
2.2Westward Expansion & Civil War:美国成立之初，国家通过了《宪法》，纽约被选为当时的首都，乔治华盛顿于1791年成为美国第一任总统。到来18世纪末19世纪初，美国人口不仅迅速增长，而且开始向西扩张。同时诸如佛蒙特州、肯塔基州和田纳西州等先后成为美国领土。然而，到来1861年，美国经历了南北战争，即美国内战，最终以北方联邦胜利告终。战争之初，北方为了维护国家统一而战，后来，演变为一场消灭奴隶制的革命战争。
2.3Exploring American Early History:本单元，潘博士跟美国霍夫曼博士讨论的话题：1、美国历史上的三个最重要的文献；2、早年众多欧洲人移民到美国的缘故；3、林肯总统为美利坚合众国做出的突出贡献。
[单选题]In 1821, France ceded control of Florida to the USA, and Florida finally became a US state in 1845._______________选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]In 1620, 35 Puritans and 67 non-Puritans took the ship called Mayflower for North America, and some colonists didn’t survive the first year in North America..________________选项:[对, 错]
[单选题]So, “the American Dream” for the settlers’ was to own their own land, have their own farms and not be controlled or have to live under the authority of a land owner.___________选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]After the founding of the USA , the new nation adopted “the Constitution”, Boston was chosen as the capital for the time being, and George Washington became the first president of the US in 1791. ______选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]Many Southerners thought slavery was wrong, whereas most white Northerners considered slavery part of their way of life. _______________选项:[对, 错]
[单选题]Generally speaking, people who came and settled in this “New World” had personal as well as many other reasons for leaving their own countries._______________ ___________选项:[错, 对]
[单选题]According to Don’s explanation, his ancestors came from Sicily near Italy just an island off the coast of Italy, and they came around 1900 or so. _______________ .选项:[对, 错]
[单选题]The French settlers lived by the side of a river. It’s called James River, which was named after their King, and they built a town called Jamestown there. _______________选项:[对, 错]
[单选题]When Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer landed on the island in the Mediterranean Sea in 1492, he truly lifted the curtain, which led so many followers from Europe to settle in this “the New World” later on.__________选项:[对, 错]
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