Vocabulary

What is the meaning of the underlined words? Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Strauss was a young immigrant.

1. person who moves to another country

2. person who is good in business

2. Canvas is a heavy fabric.

1. machine

2. cloth

3. The miners complained that they didn't have strong clothes.

1. told about problems

2. told stories

4. Strauss wanted to improve his pants.

1. make them better

2. make them cleaner

5. Strauss dyed the denim.

1. changed the texture

2. changed the color

6. Today, jeans are considered good for many uses.

1. thought to be

2. made to be

7. Blue jeans are practical.

1. cheap

2. useful

8. Blue jeans are fashionable.

1. popular to wear

2. interesting

Comprehension

A. Looking for Main Ideas

Write complete answers to these questions.

1. Why did Levi Strauss come to California?

2. What did the miners need?

3. How did Strauss improve his pants⁷

B. Looking for Details

One word in each sentence is not correct. Cross out the word and write the correct answer above it.

1. Levi Strauss came to Germany in 1850.

2. There were thousands of men digging for canvas.

3. Levi Strauss came to buy canvas.

American indians

I here were about one million people in North America when Columbus arrived in 1492. Columbus thought he was in India. He called the people with dark skin Indians. This was a mistake, but the name Indian stuck.

There were more than 2,000 tribes at the time of Columbus. Each tribe also had a different language and customs. But all these people could speak with each other in one sign - language. All these people also thought in the same way. They believed that the land and water belonged to everybody.

The people who came after Columbus from Europe did not understand the first or "na­tive" Americans. Many of them thought the Indians were savages. They were afraid of them. For the next 400 years they fought with each other. They fought about who owned the land and how to use it.

The tribes lost their land, and the U.S. gov­ernment made them live on reservations. Reservations were tax free land "re­served for" the Indians. The government gave them food because they could not hunt and find food for themselves. There was no work for them. In 1924 a law made "native" Americans citizens of the United States. Today some Indian tribes choose to live by their old customs, and some do not.

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Columbus called the people with ________ skin Indians.

1. free

2. dark

2. Each ________ had a different lan­guage and custom.

1. tribe

2. name

3. Tribes could speak with each oth­er in ________.

1. water language

2. sign language

4. People from Europe thought the first Americans were ________.

1. savages

2. citizens

5. The U.S. government made the "native" Americans live on ________.

1. water

2. reservations

6. Some Indian tribes choose to live by their old ________.

1. years

2. customs

Comprehension

A. Looking for Main Ideas

Circle the letter of the best answer.

1. Columbus thought he was in ________.

1. North America

2. the United States

3. India

2. All American Indians ________.

1. thought in the same way

2. had the same customs for all tribes

3. were one tribe

3. Many "native" Americans ________.

1. are not U.S. citizens

2. live on reservations

3. give food to the government

B. Looking for Details

Circle Т if the sentence is true. Circle F if the sentence is false.

1. Columbus went to India T F

2.There were more than one million tribes at the time of Columbus. T F

3. Each tribe had a different language. T F

4. The tribes used sign lan­guage to speak with each oth­er. T F

5. Americans and Indians fought for 400 years. T F

6. The "native" Americans be­came U.S. citizens in 1924 T F