1、The Britain founded ___________ colonies along the East Coast in America.
A、11
B、12
C、13
D、14
2、The principal author of the Declaration of Independence was _________.
A、Benjamin Franklin
B、Thomas Jefferson
C、John Adams
D、George Washington
3、How many continental states were there at the time of the independence of the United States?
A、48
B、50
C、13
D、35
4、But even after the abolition of slavery, organized or individual discrimination was practiced against _______.
A、Chinese-Americans
B、American Indians
C、Japanese-Americans
D、Black Americans
5、In his inaugural address in 1861, Lincoln showed clearly that he __________.
A、would abolish slavery in the South
B、would not abolish slavery immediately but to preserve the Union
C、would wage a war against slavery
D、had no idea to abolish slavery in the South.
6、After a period of prosperity (1920-1929), government involvement in the economy increased ________.
A、during the Great Depression
B、after World War I
C、after World War II
D、during the Cold War
7、In 1932, in the depth of the depression, the American people choose ________ as their next president who promised a “new deal” to get America out of depression.
A、Theodore
B、Franklin Roosevelt
C、Woodrow Wilsom
D、Herbert Hoover
8、An English colony was founded in America in 1620 by a group of people fleeing religious persecution with the ship called Mayflower.
A、对
B、错
9、The First Continental Congress was held in Boston in September, 1774.
A、对
B、错
10、The Great Depression only happened in America.
A、对
B、错
11、In the year 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from France, defeating the Saxon king Harold at _________.
A、the Battle of Crecy
B、the Battle of Agincourt
C、the Battle of Hasting
D、the Battle of Waterloo
12、The ____attack on Rome ended the Roman occupation in Britain in 410.
A、Danish
B、Norman
C、Celtic
D、Germantic
13、Westminster Abbey was built at the time of_____ .
A、St. Augustine
B、Edward the Confessor
C、William the Conqueror
D、Alfred the Great
14、The ______marked the establishment of feudalism in England.
A、Viking invasion
B、signing of the Magma Carta
C、Norman Conquest
D、adoption of common law
15、The direct cause for the Religious Reformation was King Henry VIII’s effort to_____.
A、divorce his wife
B、break with Rome
C、support the Protestants
D、delare his supreme
16、_____ was passed after the Glorious Revolution.
A、Bill of Rights
B、Act of Supremacy
C、Provisions of Oxford
D、Magna Carta
17、The Industrial Revolution was accomplished in Britain by the middle of the____ century.
A、17th
B、18th
C、19th
D、20th
18、The British history before 55BC is basically undocumented.
A、对
B、错
19、The Celts became the dominant group in Britain between the 8 th and 5 th centuriesBC.
A、对
B、错
20、The name of Britain came from a Celtic tribe– the Britons.
A、对
B、错
21、The Anglo-Saxons came to Britain in the mid-5th century.
A、对
B、错
22、The chief or king of the Anglo–Saxon tribes exercised power at their own will.
A、对
B、错
