DAVY CROCKETT LEAVES CONGRESS

 

 

“The Fox Indians cannot live without their land!” Davy shouted. “I must defend all the American people of Tennessee: the whites and the Indians!”

After months of hard work, Davy was not able to help the Fox Indians. The U. S. Congress made a law that took away land from the Indians. Davy was very angry. He hated injustice. In 1835 he left the U. S. Congress!

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

“The Fox Indians cannot live ______The correct answer is:without their land!” Davy ______The correct answer is:shouted. “I must _____The correct answer is:defend all the American people of Tennessee: the _____The correct answer is:whites and the Indians!”

After months of hard work, Davy was not _____able to help the Fox Indians. The U. S. Congress made a __________The correct answer is:law that ________ took away land from the Indians. Davy was. ________ very angry. He hated  _______ injustice. In 1835 he ________ left the U. S. Congress!

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

(1) Did Davy want to defend all the American people of Tennessee?
________________________Yes, he did. Davy wanted to defend all the American people of Tennessee.

(2) Did Davy want to defend the whites and the Indians?
________________________Yes, he did. He wanted to defend the whites and the Indians.

(3) Can the Fox Indians live without their land?
________________________No, they cannot. The Fox Indians cannot live without their land.

(4) Davy was not able to help the Fox Indians, was he?
________________________No, he was not. He was not able to help the Fox Indians.

(5) What law did the U. S. Congress make?
________________________ The U. S. Congress made a law that took away land from the Indians.

(6) Davy was very angry, wasn’t he?
________________________ Yes, he was. He was very angry.

(7) Why was he angry?
________________________He was angry because he hated injustice.

(8) What did he do?
________________________He left the U. S. Congress.

(9) When did he leave the U. S. Congress?
________________________ He left the U. S. Congress in 1835.

VOCABULARY

angry [‘æŋgrɪ] недовольный, сердитый: He was angry. Он был недоволен.
able [‘eɪbl] – to be able to do sth. обладающий способностью, умеющий, имеющий возможность: He was not able to help Indians. Он не смог / не мог помочь Индейам.
defend [dɪ’fend] v. защищать: He wanted to defend all people. Он хотел защитить всех.
hate [heɪt] v. ненавидеть: He did not hate Indians. Он не ненавидел индейцев.
injustice [ɪn’ʤʌstɪs] несправедливость: He hated injustice. Он не терпел несправедливость.
leave [liːv] (left – left [left]) v. уезжать, оставлять: He left Washington in 1835. Он покинул Вашингтон в 1835 году.
shout [ʃaut] v. кричать, прокричать
take v. sth away from smb. отбирать, забирать что-то у кого-то
take (took – taken) брать: They took land away from Indians. Они отобрали землю у индейцев.
sth – something [‘sʌmθɪŋ] – что-то
smb – somebody [‘sʌmbədɪ] – кто-то, кого-то

PS:

На картине выше изображён вашингтонский Капитолий холм,
местопребывание Конгресса США в 1827 году.