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1、美国UNIT31.WhatisanAmerican?HeiseitheraEuropean,orthedescendantofaEuropean,hencethatstrangemixtureofblood,whichyouwillfindinnoothercountry.HeisanAmerican,wholeavingbehindhimallhisancientprejudicesandmanners,receivesnewonesfromthenewmodeoflifehehasembraced,thenewgovernmentheobeys,andthenew
2、rankheholds....Hereindividualsofallnationsaremeltedintoanewraceofmen,whoselaborsandposteritywillonedaycausegreatchangesintheworld....TheAmericanisanewman,whoactsnewprinciples;hemustthereforeentertainnewideas,andformnewopinions.2HowdidmoderndevelopmentinEuropeinfluencethesettlementofNort
3、hAmericancolonies?Withthefastdevelopmentofcommerceandtrade,thebourgeoisiebecameincreasinglypowerfulinpoliticsaswellasineconomy.TheywantedtosharepowerwithfeudallordsandinsomecountriessuchasEnglandtheywantedtohavemorepowerfromthekingsothattheycouldhavefreedevelopment.TheEnglishRevolutionw
4、astheresultofthisgrowthofcapitalism.4.InwhatwaydidPuritanisminfluenceAmericanculture?A.Today,Puritansarenolongerinexistence.ButtheirlegaciesarestillfeltinAmericansocietyandculture.Forexample,thePuritanshopedtobuild"acityuponhill"anidealcommunity.Sincethattime,Americanshaveviewedtheircou
5、ntryasagreatexperiment,aworthymodelforothernations.ThissenseofmissionhasbeenverystronginthemindsofmanyAmericans.B.ThePuritansalsohaveleftrichculturalheritagetofutureAmericans.TheAmericanvaluessuchasindividualism,hardwork,respectofeducationoweverymuchtothePuritanbeliefs.UNIT41.WhydidtheA
6、rticlesofConfederationfail?WasitnecessarytochangetheArticlesofConfederationandwriteanewconstitutionforthenewnationoftheUnitedStatesatthetime?TheArticlesofConfederationfailedbecausethestatesdidnotcooperatewiththeCongressorwitheachother.WhentheCongressneededmoneytopaythenationalarmyortopa
7、ydebtsowedtoFranceandothernations,somestatesrefusedtocontribute.TheCongresshadbeengivennoauthoritytoforceanystatetodoanything.Itcouldnottaxanycitizen.Onlythestateinwhichacitizenlivedcoulddothat.2.Whatisafederalsystem?Whataresomeofthemajordifferencesbetweenafederalsystemandaconf