1、1.Who were the first people to live in America?2.What do you know about Christopher Columbus?3.Do you think Columbus discovered America?Why or why not?4.Do you think Columbus is a very important person in American history?Why or why not?Introduction Columbus Christopher Columbus(1451-1506)was an Ita
2、lian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492,hoping to find a route to India(in order to trade for spices).He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504.1.Where did Native Americans come from?2.How were they treated by white settlers?Part O
3、ne(para._)Part Two(para._ to _)Part Three(para._ to _)Part Four(para._ to _)1.Why were the first Americans referred to as“Indians”?2.The arrival of Europeans led to war and disaster to the first Americans.3.Native American ethnic groups or tribes.4.Todays Native Americans.One Two Three Four Thirteen
4、 Fourteen Fifteenbrutal combine continually convert fearless fertile hostile invade prosper inhabitant military retreat 1.To join together2.Take a country by force3.To turn into4.Without fear5.Unfriendly6.Well suited to producing food7.Again and again8.To do well 9.A person living in a place10.Move
5、back to a place11.Connected with the army12.Very cruelcombineinvadeconvertfearlesshostilefertilecontinuallyprosperinhabitantretreatmilitarybrutalbrutal collaboration covert legendary livestock nomadic raid retreat starvation warrior1.Sitting Bull was a _ Native American chief.2.thousands of people d
6、ied of _ on the long journey.3.The Native Americans received very _ treatment from Europeans4.A _ is a strong and very brave fighter.5.The village was attacked and our horses and other _ were stolen.6.After losing the battle,the tribe were forced to _and move to the west.7._ people move around and d
7、o not settle in one place.8.The Iroquois was a strong _ _of several different tribes in the east.9.A few brave men went out at night to _ one of the Spanish village and bring back food.10.If people refused to _ to Christianity,they were often killed.legendarystarvationbrutalwarriorlivestockNomadicre
8、treatcollaborationraidcovert1.Native Americans were once called“Indians”because _A.Columbus once reached IndiaB.Columbus mistook America for IndiaC.they look like IndiansD.they come from IndiaPart One:Why were the first Americans referred to as Indians?2.We can learn from Paragraph 3 all the followi
9、ngs except _A.Native Americans were driven away from their land by the BritishB.the Spanish wanted Native Americans to believe in ChristianityC.both the British and the Spanish treated Native Americans unfairlyD.the Spanish were more friendly to Native Americans than the BritishPart Two:The arrival
10、of Europeans led to war and disaster to the first AmericansName PlaceFeaturesthe Iroquoisthe Cherokeesthe NavajosThe SiouxThe ApachesThe Puebloseastern part of North Americamost powerful military collaboration,.16thhad a combined population of 7,000 south-eastat first then ordered to remove from Dur
11、ing the removal,14,000new Indian Territory 4000hunger and diseaseTrail of Tearssouth-westThe first tribe to use yet during their removalthose who survivedFort Sumner and 2000The Long Walknorthern plains of North Americabravery and fighting skills during the 1800s,hunting grounds.fought against retre
12、ated to the westSouth-westnomadic tribe and fearless fighters attackedstole.Made a peace with.But the arrival of Spanish.3.Which of the following is not the writers attitude?A.Some Native Americans were not civilized.B.The white settlers did great wrongs to Native Americans.C.The arrival of Europeans to America affected Native Americans lives.D.Native Americans are still not treated fairly.Part Four:Todays Native Americans.Use you own words to describe each ethnic minorityThank you!
