Midterm Study Questions - U.S.英美概况.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Which is NOT true A. Congressmen are elected every 2 years B. Senators are elected every 6 years C. President is elected every 4 years D. Supreme Court justices are elected every 8 years Who is next if the President and Vice-President both die? Secretary of State Secretary of Defense Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Speaker of the House of Representatives President pro tempore of the Senate US economy benefits from which of the following? Good climate Large land mass Abundant natural resources Protestant Work Ethic Small population for its size Columbus discovered America in 1000 1066 1492 1517 1588 1607 1776 Religious dissenter Roger Williams founded Jamestown Boston Plymouth Plantation Pennsylvania Providence Plantation (Rhode Island) Maryland Georgia New York Quaker William Penn founded Jamestown Boston Plymouth Plantation Pennsylvania Providence Plantation (Rhode Island) Maryland Georgia New York General James Oglethorpe founded Jamestown Boston Plymouth Plantation Pennsylvania Providence Plantation (Rhode Island) Maryland Georgia New York The trial of John Peter Zenger in 1735 led to The execution of colonial rebel Zenger Increased British taxes Removal of Constitutional liberties Greater freedom of the press The birth of the Sons of Liberty British policy toward American colonies is best described as? 1765 British tax on printed matter was the? British response to Boston Tea Party included which of the following? Suspended Massachusetts legislature Closed Port of Boston Allowed British soldiers to be quartered in private property Said that British soldiers who committed crimes against Americans could be tried in England 1777 battle which resulted in alliance with French? 1781 battle which ended Revolutionary War? Which was a problem during Articles of Confederation period? Pirate attacks Unpaid debts No central money system Indian attacks Shays’ Rebellion Slave rebellion