5.3 Part Three  The United States During and After the Civil War

Part Three   The United States During and After the Civil War

Exercises

I. Fill in the blanks

1.    and      intensified the conflict over slavery.

2. Black slaves were sold by     .

3. Before the Civil War, there were about    blacks in the United States.

4. Slaves were considered as property, known as     .

5. Slaves were quartered in small shabby cabins in the areas known as    .

6. Lincoln embodied the common American belief that everyone was as      as everyone else.

7.The War between the North and the South from ____ to ____ is also called the American Civil War.

8.The Union Army defeated the Confederate army at ______, Pennsylvania and it was the turning point of the Civil War.

9.The Presidents during the American Civil War was ______.

10.During the Civil War Lincoln issued the _____, which declared the abolition of the slavery system.

11.In 1866 a     was laid across the Atlantic Ocean and the rapid flow of information helped business.

12.In 1876,    successfully exhibited his first telephone.

13.By the end of _____ century, the U.S. had become the most powerful country in the world.

14.With the passage of the military Reconstruction Act in March 1867 the power of Reconstruction of the south passed from president to the _____.

15.The most notorious society which mainly persecuted the blacks was _____ _____ _____.

16.Monopoly began to appear in the United States after the ____ _____.

17.Andrew Carnegie established a large steel company and named it     .

18.Americans commonly believed only the new middle class could preserve the traditional protestant virtues of    and     .

19.Monopoly began to appear in the United States after the     .

20.Popular magazines published sensational stories written by     during the second half of the 19th century.

21.The U.S.-_____ War broke out in 1898.

II. Translate the following terms into Chinese

1.slave driver

2.Missouri Compromise

3.Presidential box

4.Liberty Line

5. Fort Sumter

6.Confederate army

7.greenbacks8.Reconstruction

9.Knights of Labor

10.literature of exposure

11.vertical integration

12.Sherman Antitrust Act  

13. the American Telephone and Telegraph Company

14. muckrakers

15. Populists

III. Translate the following terms into English

1.《汤姆叔叔的小屋》

2.《宅地法案》

3.《解放黑奴宣言》

4.《飘》

5.《葛底斯堡演说》

6.三K党

7.《嘉莉妹妹》

8.《镀金时代》

9.美国劳动者联合会(简称“劳联”)

10.联邦贸易委员会

11.联邦储备法

12.联邦储备银行

Ⅳ.Define the following terms.

“New Freedom”

Emancipation Proclamation

monopoly businesses

Open Door Policy

Ⅴ.Multiple choice.

The Progressive Movement is a movement demanding government regulation of the

    and     conditions.

A. economy, political    B. social, political

C. economy, social    D. political, cultural

But even after the abolition of slavery, organized or individual discrimination was practiced against     .

Chinese - Americans

American Indians

Japanese - Americans

black Americans

The first American president to be elected from the Republican Party was     .

A. Thomas Jefferson    B. James Monroe

C. James Madison    D. Abraham Lincoln

The Ku Klux Klan was the most notorious terrorist society which persecuted the     .

A. blacks    B. Indians    C. progressive people

During the American Civil War, the victory at     proved to be the turning point for the Union Army.

A. Harrisburg    B. Gettysburg

C. Lexington    D. Fort Sumter

Which of the following may NOT be President Wilson’s achievements in his program of New Freedom?

Making loans available to farmers at low rates.

Adopting an income tax.

Regulating trusts by stating clearly the unfair business practices.

Regulating railroad prices and their rebates.

In the 1900s with the development of industry and the extension of railroad network, there was a     in the United States.

fast growth of population

rapid growth of military power

fast growth of labor unions

rapid growth of cities

Ⅵ.Answer the following questions in a few sentences

What do you know about Abraham Lincoln?

2.Why did the Civil War break out?

3.What is the effect of the Civil War?

4.What does progressivism refer to in American history?

5.What is New Freedom?

6.What are the examples of U.S. foreign expansion after the Civil War?