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1. Abraham Lincoln.

2. The battle of Gettysburg.

Check yourself

1. What was the first English settlement in the New World? When was it started?

2. Why did the Pilgrims come to the New World? In what place did they start their colony? What did they call their settlement?

3. Who were the Puritans? Why did they call themselves puritans? Why did they sail to America?

4. In what way did the voyage of the Puritans differ from that of the Pilgrims?

5. Where did the Puritans settle? What did they call their settlement?

6. What rules did the Puritans establish in their colony?

7. Name some reasons why newcomers come to settle in the United States today.

8. Which three groups are the first thirteen English colonies divided into?

9. What city became most important in New England?

10. Name the Middle colonies.

11. Name the five Southern colonies.

12. What did the people in the Southern colonies do for their living?

13. What was the major city of the Southern colonies?

14. What was the Sugar Act?

15. What goods did the Stamp Act put taxes on?

16. How did the colonists struggle against the Stamp Act?

17. What is the Boston Tea Party?

18. What letter did the First Continental Congress send to King George of England? What was King George’s reaction?

19. What important actions did the Second Continental Congress take? Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the colonial army?

20. Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence? What principles were stated in the Declaration?

21. What important event took place on July 4, 1776?

22. What organization was set up in order to work out the laws of the newly-formed country?

23. What important document was adopted by Congress in 1790?

24. What promise did George Washington give when he was being inaugurated as the first President of the United States? When did this event take place?

25. What did the War of the 1812 demonstrate about the United States?

26. What did the presidential election of 1860 show?

27. What advantages did the South have in the war? What were the North’s advantages?

28. Why was the battle of Gettysburg important? Who won it?

29. Who commanded the Union troops in the last period of the Civil War?

30. When and how was President Lincoln assassinated?

Test № 2

1. The first English colonists landed in America in:

1. the 16th century

2. the 17th century

3. the 18th century

2. What kind of place did the settlers find?

1. it was a valley in the mountains;

2. it was a good harbour near the river;

3. it was the prairie in the lowlands.

3. How did the emigrants spend their first winter in America?

1. all of them fell ill and died;

2. they worked hard trying to survive;

3. practically all of them went back to England.

4. How did the Indians help the white people?

1. they taught them many useful things;

2. they took them to their homes;

3. they worked for them.

5. "Thanksgiving day" is observed on:

1. the fourth Tuesday in November;

2. the fourth Friday in November;

3. the fourth Thursday in November.

6. Who were the founders of the first British settlements in America?

1. Christopher Columbus;

2. the first English colonists;

3. the leaders of the religious groups from England.

7. The colonies didn't want to pay the duties on products brought from:

1. France;

2. Britain;

3. America.

8. The Seven Years War lasted from:

1. 1754-1763;

2. 1756-1763;

3. 1757-1764.

9. What rules about the American colonies were introduced by the British Parliament?

1. not to trade with other nations;

2. to explore the North American Continent;

3. to build hading posts.

10. The Continental Congress discussed the problems about the relations with:

1. the colonists;

2. France;

3. Britain.

11. What did the colonists decide late in 1773?

1. the tea duty was not going to be paid;

2. all the ships carrying tea should be destroyed;

3. it would be better if they paid the tea duty.

12. "Patriots" were people who:

1. went to Britain to complain about their life;

2. would have to fight for their rights;

3. threw the boxes of tea into water.

13. Where and when did the Continental Congress meet?

1. in September, 1774 in Philadelphia;

2. in September, 1775 in Philadelphia;

3. in September, 1775 in Boston.

14. The Continental Congress...

1. settled all the problems of the colonists;

2. helped the colonists a lot;

3. hadn't helped the colonists much.

15. The war of Independence lasted from:

1. 1775-1783;

2. 1776-1784;

3. 1777-1784.

16. The War for independence was between:

1. Britain and France;

2. Britain and its colonies in North America;

3. the English colonies and Indians.

17. The Declaration of Independence was written by:

1. G. Washington;

2. Th.Jefferson;

3. General Grant.

18. The Declaration of Independence was written and adopted....

1. on the 4th of July 1776;

2. on the 4th of July 1777;

3. on the 4th of June 1776.

19. The first national flag was taken on:

1. June, 14, 1777;

2. July, 4, 1777;

3. June, 4, 1776.

20. Britain recognized American independence in...

1. 1783;

2. 1786;

3. 1787.

21. The Constitution was written in:

1. 1786;

2. 1787;

3. 1788.

22. What kind of nation was the US on the eve of the Civil war?

1. it was one ethnic nation;

2. it was one consolidated nation;

3. it was divided into two quite distinct regions.

23. What was the life of slaves on the southern cotton plantations?

1. it was extremely hard;

2. it was the same as of other Americans;

3. the slaves had everything necessary for life.

24. What was the result of the slaves' revolts?

1. the slaves won in their struggle;

2. their revolts came to nothing;

3. all the revolts were supported by the white people.

25. The forces of the enemies of slavery were united in the .... Party.

1. Communist;

2. Democratic;

3. Republican.

26. Whose interests did the Republican Party present?

1. the industrial bourgeoisie;

2. the agricultural South;

3. the slavery.

27. The Southern States separated from the Northern States and founded ....on the eve of the Civil War:

1. Union;

2. Confederation;

3. Republic.

28. What states started the military actions?

1. the Southern States;

2. the North States;

3. the Middle states.

29. How long did the Civil War last?

1. 3 years;

2. 4 years;

3. 5 years.

30. The commander in chief of the Northern Army was:

1. G.Washington;

2. T. Jefferson;

3. Grant