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New Treasure 2 A Change Comes

NEW TREASURE 2 A Change Comes to Americaの定期テスト対策

New Treasure 2 Read A Change Comes to America

The United States is often called the land (     ) freedom. In 2008, that freedom was used to (     ) (     ) a major change. Barack Obama was elected the 44th President (     ) the United States of America and the first African-American President (     ) American history.

(     ) January 20, 2009, more than 1.8 million people gathered (     ) Washington D.C. (     ) a speech (     ) the new President. He spoke about problems (     ) (     ) war and the economy, and the work that needed (     ) (     ) (     ). After his reelection in 2012, he (     ) all Americans (     ) bring the “precious light of freedom” (     ) the future was uncertain.

American slaves were freed (     ) the Civil War in 1865, and the government made new laws. The slaves gained (     ) (     ) their freedom (     ) (     ) civil rights. However, the people (     ) wanted to keep slaves did not want to accept these new laws. In the southern states (     ) (     ) Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, state laws were made to (     ) “black” Americans (     )”white” Americans.

In these states, when black people wanted to use a public toilet, swim in a public swimming pool, drink from a fountain, ride on a bus or train, (     ) eat at a restaurant, they had to go to areas (     ) (     ) white people’s areas. Black people were not allowed to go (     ) the white people’s areas.

Black Americans were also given the right (     ) vote after the Civil war. But (     ) (     ), they had (     ) chance of voting because the governments in the southern states made new rules (     ) voting. They had to take difficult tests and pay money (     ) (     ) (     ) vote. Black Americans had to (     ) (     ) (     ) these unfair conditions even after World War II. Many white people still wondered why black people should be able to mix (     ) white people.