Ранняя история Америки
проект (английский язык, 6 класс) на тему

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Nafanailova Nastya pupil 6 g form school № 17 teacher : Pshennikova . E . D .

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Native Americans . The discovery of America by Christopher Columbus . « May flower » The relati о ns of Native Americans and first white Americans . Thanksgiving Day С onclusion

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Native Americans - the general folk name, inhabited America before its opening by Columbus. They came from Asia . Indian lived in small earth houses and grew their own food . Some Indians ate only grass , nuts and fruit . Other people were fisherman and lived in wooden houses . Most Native Americans were very peaceful . The famous tradition was smoking the pipe of peace . When they smoked this pipe together with people they didn’t know , it meant friendship and peace .

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Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492 . He decided to sail west as he was sure that our planet was round . And after sailing 6400 km , he reached some land . Columbus thought that it must be India , but it was not . It was America-Central America in fact . People began to speak about this land as « the New World »

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The Mayflower was the ship that transported the English Dissenters, better known as the Pilgrims, from a site near the Mayflower Steps in Plymouth, England, to Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620.There were 102 passengers and a crew of 25–30.

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When English colonists came to the New World on board the « Mayflower » the Native Americans met them and were very friendly and helped them a lot . They wanted to live happily with nature , each other and with new comers .

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Thanksgiving Day In 1620 first colonists came to America and began new life there . In the autumn of 1621 the colonists had their first harvest . It was very good . They wanted to thank God for rich harvest . The colonists had a thanksgiving dinner for all the people , they invited Native Americans , too . For the whole 3 days they gave thanks for their happy Year in a new world .

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Thanksgiving Day Wild turkeys were on the table of this meal , and since then the turkey has become a symbol of Thanksgiving Day .

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Many years ago Native American tribes lived in all parts of the USA , and hunted and fished wherever they choose . Now most of them live in poor lands to the west of Mississippi River . Many live on « reservations » С onclusion