B Working with language
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Use these words to join these eight short sentences together to make four longer ones.
because but when where
1 The South had some of the best soldiers. They lost the Civil War.
2 The Europeans fought and killed the Native Americans. They wanted to take their land for farms and railways.
3 Immigrants arrived at Ellis Island. They were checked for illness. 4 Many Americans go and live in Florida. They retire.
Complete these sentences with information from the book.
1 Pocahontas was . . . who . . .
2 Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were . . . who . . .
3 Thomas Jefferson wrote . . . where . . .
4 The Indian wars ended in 1890 with . . . when . . .
5 The city ofNew Orleans is famous for . . . when .. .
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C Activities
1 Imagine that you are on holiday in the USA. Write a letter to a friend about the places that you have visited.
2 Imagine that you were either a Pilgrim, or a black slave, or an immigrant in the nineteenth century. You are now very old. Write a short paragraph about how you came to the USA, and your life there.
D Project work
1 Write about the people who live in your own country. Are they all the same? Were any of them immigrants? Did they fight any wars?
2 Write a short guide to your own country; include information about famous cities, beautiful places to visit, the weather, etc.