E In 1789 the US. government passed a law which said that the land of the Americ

E

In 1789 the US. government passed a lawwhich said that the land of the American Indians could never be taken from themwithout their agreement. One hundred years later, however, the Indians only hada very small part of the land that originally belonged to them. How did thisgreat injustice occur?

After 1812 white settlers began to movewest across North America. At first, the settlers and the Indians lived inpeace. However, the number of settlers increased greatly every year, and slowlythe Indians began to see the white settlers as a danger to their survival. Tofeed themselves, the settlers killed more and more wild animals. The Indians,who depended on these animals for food, had to struggle against starvation. Thesettlers also brought with them many diseases which were common in whitesociety, but which were new for the Indians. Great numbers of Indians becamesick and died. Between 1843 and 1854 the Indian population in one area of thecountry went down from 100,000 to 30,000.

More land was needed for the increasingnumber of white settlers. In Washington, the old respect for the rights of theIndians disappeared. The old promises to the Indians were broken; the governmentbegan to move groups of Indians from their original homelands to other poorerparts of the country. Some Indians reacted angrily and violently to thistreatment. They began to attack white settlers, and the Indian war began. For30 years, until the late 1880s, different groups of Indians fought against theinjustices of the white man. They had a few famous successes, but the result ofthe struggle was never in doubt. There were too many white soldiers, and theywere too powerful. Many Indians were killed; the survivors were moved fromtheir homelands to different areas of the country. It was a terrible chapter inthe history of a country that promised freedom and equality to everyone.

72．It can be inferred from the passage that______.

A．in the US there were many laws that provided to the rights ofAmerican Indians

B．the law which was passed in 1789 by the US government was notsuccessfully carried out

C．in the 19th century no injustices were done against the Indians bythe US government

D．the majority of white settlers were openly opposed to the law passedin 1789

73．According to the passage which of the following is true?

A．The Indians believed that killing too many wild animals haddisturbed the balance of nature.

B．The government began to have a better understanding of the Indiansin the 1850s.

C．Between 1843 and 1854 about 70,000 Indians were killed in thebattle.

D．The whites carried serious diseases into where the Indians lived.

74．It is implied in the passage that______.

A．the Indians had many great successes in the Indians war

B．the Indians had no doubt that they would win the war

C．after the war the Indians stayed where they were before

D．the Indians were too weak to win the struggle

75．The last sentence of the passage______.

A．serves as the author's comment on the historical event describedabove

B．gives the reader the impression that injustice is everywhere in theUS

C．makes a conclusion that such events talked above will never happenagain

D．brings about the topic that how the US government will deal with theproblem

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【答案】

72---75   BDDA  

【解析】略