WorksheetsThe American Dream
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 12mins
Despite the previous existence of ... cultures, the history of the United States as a nation usually begins in 1942
(a)
European ... began to arrive, mostly from England. By the 1770s, there were ... British colonies on the northeastern seaboard.
warriors, 13
settlers, 12
colonists, 13
folks, 10
A synonym for "rift" is the following
conflict
peace
no idea
a bed
The Founding Fathers ensured in the constitution that the three branches of government would share a power in a system of
(a)
Equality and freedom are the ... of American society.
(a)
US American's deep-seated ... is often regarded as arrogance by people in other parts of the world
wealth
patriotism
flag
Uncle Sam
The first Europeans to come to America were driven by the desire for
religious freedom
political freedom
economic opportunities
all of the above
America once saw itself as a ..., but this metaphor has now been replaced by the idea of a salad bowl.
(a)
The idea of the American Dream is "Life, liberty and the ..."
(a)
Who wrote that Americans were born with the unalienable rights to "life, liberty and ...".
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
The economic dream of success and prosperity can be summed up in the following statement:
(a)
What is a synonym for a very high point?
peak
plummet
decline
peek
A synonym for hunger from the text is the following:
drought
famine
disease
a hamburger
"debido a" in English is the following
indebted to
due to
do to
debted to
What is a shortcoming?
pants that are too short
being less than perfect
being too early to a party
leaving too early from a party
Which freedom is most important to you?
freedom of speech
freedom of religion
equal rights
right to sleep
To be coined by is a synonym for
be invented by
to be killed by
