Everyone liked Davy Crockett. He was always happy, with a big smile. He was honest and always helped others.
Davy was a tall man. He wore a coonskin cap, buckskin trousers, and a buckskin jacket. He always carried his long rifle, “Old Betsy.”
In 1806 Davy married Polly Finley. She was a school teacher.
They had two sons and a daughter: John, Joseph and Judith. After a few years, the Crockett family moved into the Tennessee hills. The Tennessee hills were near hostile Indian country.
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He was always
He was and always helped others. liked Davy Crockett.
Davy was a
He wore a coonskin , buckskin , and a buckskin .
He always his long , “Old Betsy.” man.
In 1806 Davy Polly Finley. She was a .
They had two sons and a daughter: John, Joseph and Judith. After a few years, the Crockett family the Tennessee hills. The Tennessee hills were near Indian country.
In the war between the United States and Britain . The Mohawk and Creek Indians with the British against the Americans. The American General organized a small army. He wanted to the Creek Indians and the British.
Davy this army. He was because he the territory .
His work as
Davy Tennessee, the Mississippi Territory, Florida, and Louisiana with General Jackson’s army. The Battle of New Orleans for General Jackson and the Americans. The war in 1814. was very .
The British the war. The Indians their territories and . New American families in the Tennessee hills.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:
(1) Did everyone like Davy Crockett?
.(2) He was always happy, wasn’t he?
.(3) Was he honest?
.(4) Did he always help others?
.(5) Davy was a tall man, wasn’t he?
.(6) Did he wear a coonskin cap?
.(7) He wore buckskin trousers, and a buckskin jacket, didn’t he?
.(8) What did he always carry?
(9) In 1806 Davy married Polly Finley, didn’t he?
.(10) She was a school teacher, wasn’t she?
.(11) They had two sons and a daughter, didn’t they?
.(12) Where did the Crockett family move after a few years?
.(13) The Tennessee hills were near hostile Indian country, weren’t they?
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VOCABULARY
buckskin [‘bʌkskɪn] – шкура оленя; (выделанная) оленья кожа
carry [‘kærɪ] v. нести, носить
country [‘kʌntrɪ] страна; местность, территория
hill [hɪl] возвышенность, холм
honest [‘ɔnɪst] / [‘ɔnəst] честный
hostile [ˈhɔstəl] / [‘hɔstaɪl] вражеский; враждебный, недружелюбный
jacket [‘ʤækɪt] куртка
settle [‘setl] v. селиться
racoon [rə’kuːn] – енот
coonskin = the skin of a raccoon
coonskin cap = шапка из енота
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