【Exercises】
A.Read the following statements carefully and choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.
1.The American continent was named after________.
A.Christopher Columbus B.Amerigo Vespucci
C.Thomas Hooker D.John Winthrop
2.The French settled in Quebec and traded with the Indians for________in exchange for European goods such as glass beads and alcohol.
A.gold B.silver C.fur D.food
3.________was the first English colony in America.
A.Virginia B.Massachusetts C.Connecticut D.Rhode Island
4.Great Britain drove the French out of most of North America after winning the________.
A.Spanish War B.Civil War
C.Seven Years’War D.Hundred Years War
5.In 1765，the British Parliament passed the________which levied a tax on all printed materials in the colonies and aroused large scale protest.
A.Stamp Act B.Townshend Act C.Quartering Act D.Quebec Act
6.The first American federal government was formed at the beginning of________according to the provisions of the Constitution.
A.1786 B.1787 C.1788 D.1789
7.________，signed on September 2，1783，officially ended the American War of Independence.
A.The Treaty of Paris B.The Treaty of Waitangi
C.The Treaty of Versailles D.The Treaty of Toronto
8.The U.S.Constitution was passed on________，a day which has since been celebrated as Constitution Day.
A.July 4，1776 B.April 18，1775
C.May 10，1785 D.September 17，1787
9.In order to convince enough states to ratify the new Constitution，the Federalists promised to________.
A.add a Bill of Rights B.repay state debts
C.fund the anti⁃federalists D.support the new government
10.________was the first colonial revolution in the world.
A.The French Revolution B.The American Revolution
C.The Russian Revolution D.The Mexican Revolution
B.Read the following statements carefully and decide whether they are true or false.
（ ）1.The New England colonies were set up by the Puritans for economic reasons.
（ ）2.The leading figure in the development of colonial culture was George Washington，who established the first public library and published a newspaper.
（ ）3.The culture of all the 13 colonies was purely English.
（ ）4.Thomas Paine played an important role in changing popular attitudes toward independence by publishing the famous pamphlet“Common Sense”.
（ ）5.Thomas Jefferson wrote the final draft of the Declaration of Independence.