5.2 Part Two  Appearance of the American Constitution and Territorial Expansion

Part Two   Appearance of the American Constitution and Territorial Expansion

Exercises

I. Fill in the blanks

1.       has been considered as “Father of the U.S.constitution’’.

2. The conflict between big and small states over representation in Congress was finally solved by the Great       .

3. supporters of the draft U.S.constitution were called      .

4. The state government adopted a system of checks and balances based on     .

5. The U.S. Constitution was trying to frame an ideal society on the basis of human    .

6. The Constitutional Convention decided that the Constitution would go into effect once     states, rather than all the     states, had ratified it.

7. The promise paved the way for the first ten amendments to the U.S. constitution, which have been known as the     .

8. The U.S. Constitution was designed to     and prevent by government officials.

9. With its     ,the state could pass state laws to deal with issues that would concern only people living within the state border.

10. The American culture was characterized by a conflict between    and     .

11. President Jefferson's inauguration was the first     of political control from one party to   another.

12. Jefferson was committed to democracy and he advocated absolute    in the decisions of the majority.

13.In 1803 the United States purchased Louisiana from _____.

14. American frontiersmen believed that    the sole parent of all property and laziness was a sin.

15. President Madison derived his support mainly from     ,     ,and     who were interested in developing the Far East.

16. Promoted by a group of young Congressmen who were mostly from the western states,America finally declared war against England on     .

17. The real influence of the Monroe Doctrine was later shown in the popular slogan     .

18. Andrew Jackson was elected President in 1828, his supporters ,known as     ,were the founders of the present-day    .

19. Jackson is also remembered for his      system.

20. The first half of the 19th century witnessed America's territorial       and social     .

21._____was praised by the Americans as “the first man in peace, the first man in war”

II. Translate the following terms into Chinese

1. Shays' Rebellion

2. Virginia Plan

3. Federalists

4. Anti-federalists

5. delegated powers

6. Acts of Congress

7. Whiskey Rebellion

8. Virginia Dynasty

9. The Star-Spangled Banner

10. Era of Good Feeling

11. John Louis Osullivan

12. Manifest Destiny

13. spoils system

14. The Mormans

Ⅲ.Define the following terms.

Bill of Rights

the Constitutional Convention

Spoils System

Monroe Doctrine

the West Expansion

Ⅳ. Multiple choice.

1.Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. The Louisiana was taken from Britain as a result of the War of 1812 B. The Louisiana Territory was ceded to the United States by France C. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from Spain D. The Louisiana Territory was purchased from France

2.As the result of the U.S.-Mexican War, nearly _____ of the entire territory of Mexico was lost.

1/4      B. 1/2      C. 1/3     D. 1/5

3.Ten amendments introduced by James Madison in 1789 were added to the Constitution. They are knows as _____.

A. the Articles of Confederation      B. the Bill of Right

C. the Civil Rights                 D. Federalist Papers

4.The following were the founding fathers of the American Republic except _____.

A. George Washington         B. Thomas Jefferson  

C. William Penn              D. Benjamin Franklin

5.It was_____who advanced four plans which met bitter criticism from many people.

A. Alexander Hamilton     

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. George Washington

D.John Adams

6.______ was the first president who was inaugurated in the city of Washington.

A. John Adams     B. Thomas Jefferson      C. James Madison

D.George Washington

7. The War with England between 1812 and 1814 happened during the administration of President _____.

A. James Madison     B. James Monroe    C. John Adams

D.Thomas Jefferson

8.The   Purchase of Louisiana Territory in 1803 from France_____.

A. increased the American territory by one third

B. increased the American territory by a half

C. almost doubles the size of the United States

D. almost triples the size of the United States

Ⅴ. Translate the following terms into English

1.制宪会议

2.国会山

3.激进派和温和派

4.联合国安理会

5.中立政策

6.孤立主义

7.西点军校

8.印第安保留区

9.《门罗宣言》

10.厨房内阁

11.哥伦比亚特区

12.分肥制

13.印第安保留区

Ⅵ.Answer the following questions in a few sentences

1.What's Shays' Rebellion?

2.What is the Constitutional Convention?

3.What's Whiskey Rebellion?

4.What were the consequences of the War of 1812?

5.What was unusual about the Article of Confederation?

6.What plans did Hamilton propose during the administration of Washington?

7.List some main points of Monroe Doctrine?

8.What were the causes of the West Expansion?

9.What is the purchase of Louisiana?10.What is Virginia Dynasty?