名詞解釋：

  The Puritans清教徒

  The Puritans were wealthy， well-educated gentlemen. They wanted to purify the Church of England and threatened with religious persecution， the Puritans leaders saw the New world as the a refuge provided by God for those He meant to save.

  Comprehensive schools

  Comprehensives schools take pupils without reference to ability or aptitude and provide a wide-ranging secondary education for all or most of the children in a district.

  Indentured servants——indenture servants refer to some immigrants who has to work for a fixed term for their masters to repay the cross-atlantic fare and debts.

  契約傭工，指一些移民必須要在一個(gè)限定的時(shí)期里為他們的雇主工作來償還他們橫渡大西洋的費(fèi)用和債務(wù)。

  e War Powers Act ——The War Powers Act in 1973 was that the president had to inform Congress whenever he committed American troops overseas. After 60 days ， the use of military power had to win specific congressional approval.

  簡答題：

  民權(quán)法案，宣布不僅在公共場所禁止種族歧視，而且在就業(yè)中所涉及的種族、膚色、宗教、性別、國籍等也禁止歧視。

  5. Why is New Zealand the first country to get the new day？

  Because New Zealand is just west of the International Date Line， it is the first country to get the new day.

  6.What is Canada made up of？

  Geographical regions： ten provinces and two territories.