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Chapter1GeographicalFeaturesandNaturalResources1.Choosethecorrectanswer1-8CDBACBBB2.fillintheblanks1.Canada\Mexico\theCuffofMexico\AtlanticOcean\thePacificOcean2.TheAtlanticseacoastwesttotheAppalachains\TheMississippiRiverBasin\TheRockieswesttothePacific3.mostdensely\flat\fertile4.productive\fruits\vegetables5.Louisiana\Texas\Texas\Oklahoma\California\insufficient\40%6.little\fresh\12%\richest\productiveChapter2AmericanPopulation1.Choosethecorrectanswer1-8CBDACDCB2.fillintheblanks1.third\2502.1875\permanentresidence\morality\race\nationalorigin\nationalorigin\skilled\relatives\270,000\700,000\675,0003.indenturedservants\slaves\18634.South\povertyline5.industrious\intelligent\modleminority\twice3.Questionfordiscussion1.WhyistheUSknownasameltingpot?Answer:TheUnitedStatesisknownasameltingpot,meaningthatitiscomposedofimmigrantsfromdifferentnationsallovertheworld.3.WhydomanyAmericansnowmigratefromcitiestosuburbs?Answer:Thewidespreaduseofautomobilesandtheconstructionofexpresshighwaysmadeitpossibleforpeopletolivefartherawayfromtheirjobs.Thetelephonereducestheneedforthemtoworkorliveincloseproximitytooneanother.Besidestheseeconomicandtechonologicalchanges,importantsocialfactorswereinvolved.Subrubanareasofferedmorelivingspacethancities,lowercrimerates,lesspollution,andsuperiorschools.Itisgenerallybelievedthattheyareabetterplaceforrisingchildren.IndianReservationAnswer:EversincethediscoceryoftheNewWorldin1492,theIndianshavebeencruellytreated.Theyweredriventobarrendesertregions,theso-calledIndianReservations.Thereservationsusuallylackadequatehealthcarefacilities,educationalopportunities,decenthousing,andjobs.HispanicsAnswer:TheyaretheSpanish-speakingimmigrantsfromLatinAmericancountries.ThemajoritytracestheirrootstoMexico,PuetoRico,orCuba.Chapter3DiscoveryandColonizationoftheNewWorld1.Choosethecorrectanswer1-8DABBBCDC2.fillintheblanks1.Portuguese\theCapeofGoodHope\Spain\Atlantic\theCartbbean\WestIndians2.AmerigoVespueci\America3.theVirginiaCoast\pilgrims\MayflowerCompact4.appoinedbytheEnglishKing\underproprietorswhothemselveschosethegovernors\selectgovernorsunderself-governingcharters5.fishing\shipbuilding\breadbasket\wheat\potatoes\plantation\tobacco\cotton3.Questionfordiscussion4.Whatwasthesocialstructureofthe13colonies?Answer:Societyinthe13colonieswaslikeapytamid.Thetopwasmadeupofmerchantsandlandlords.ThebasewasmadeupofrefugeesfromEurope,blackslavesfromAfrica,andnativeIndians.5.WhydidnottheAmericanIndiansbecomeslavesduringthecoloniesdays?Answer:Theycouldnotputupwithslaves.IfanIndianwasenslaved,hisfellowtribemenberswouldfighttofreehim.Sothecolonialistssoongaveuptheattempttousethemasslavelabor.InsteadtheyseizedthelandoftheIndiansanddrovethemawayorkilledthem.MayflowerCompactAnswer:Itissignedbythepilgrims,establishingaformoflocalgovernmentinwhichthecolonistsagreetosticktogether,toabidebymajorityrule,tohavetherighttochoosetheirleaderandcooperateforthegeneralgoodforthecolony.TheCompactsetstheprecedentforothercoloniesastheysetupgovernments.ThiswasthebeginningoftheUSdemocracy.Thanks-givingdayAnswer:In1620,thepuritansintheMayflowercametheRockycoastofwhatisnowMassachusetts.Theysufferedthefirstcoldwinter.LaterwiththehelpandadviceofthenativeIndians,thePilgrimFathersplantedcornandothercrops.Theyreapedagoodharvestthefollowingyear,andinOctober,1621,tocelebratethisgoodharvest,thePilgrimsheldafeastwhichfeaturedwildturkey.TheycalledthistheirThanks-givingDay.Itfallsonthe4thThursdayofNovember.