Workbook chapter 5

The Cherokees

Text 2

Task 1

Each of these sentences refers to a paragraph in text 2. Identify which.
 

1.     One decade in the 19^th century the Cherokees were doing well.

2.     The Indians got used to being turned down and were even put in some kind of prison.

3.     The eastern mountains were the home territories of the Cherokees.

4.     The Europeans met the Indians with race prejudice.

5.     Even Mother Nature treated them badly on the way to their new home.

6.     The Cherokees had an highly developed society at an early stage.

Task 2

Explain the following words:

  Nation                  tribe            support         industry

  intelligence            improvement                 treaty

Task 3

Discuss with a fellow student what the Europeans did to the Cherokees.

Include positive and negative aspects.

Task 4

Write a summary of the text. Look up "Summary Writing" in chapter 2.