E In 1789 the US. government passed a law which said that the land of the American Indians could never be taken from them without their agreement. One hundred years later, however, the Indians only had a very small part of the land that originally belonged to them. How did this great injustice occur? After 1812 white settlers began to move west across North America. At first, the settlers and the Indians lived in peace. However, the number of settlers increased greatly every year, and slowly the Indians began to see the white settlers as a danger to their survival. To feed themselves, the settlers killed more and more wild animals. The Indians, who depended on these animals for food, had to struggle against starvation. The settlers also brought with them many diseases which were common in white society, but which were new for the Indians. Great numbers of Indians became sick and died. Between 1843 and 1854 the Indian population in one area of the country went down from 100,000 to 30,000. More land was needed for the increasing number of white settlers. In Washington, the old respect for the rights of the Indians disappeared. The old promises to the Indians were broken; the government began to move groups of Indians from their original homelands to other poorer parts of the country. Some Indians reacted angrily and violently to this treatment. They began to attack white settlers, and the Indian war began. For 30 years, until the late 1880s, different groups of Indians fought against the injustices of the white man. They had a few famous successes, but the result of the struggle was never in doubt. There were too many white soldiers, and they were too powerful. Many Indians were killed; the survivors were moved from their homelands to different areas of the country. It was a terrible chapter in the 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 of American Indians B．the law which was passed in 1789 by the US government was not successfully carried out C．in the 19th century no injustices were done against the Indians by the US government D．the majority of white settlers were openly opposed to the law passed in 1789 73．According to the passage which of the following is true? A．The Indians believed that killing too many wild animals had disturbed the balance of nature. B．The government began to have a better understanding of the Indians in the 1850s. C．Between 1843 and 1854 about 70,000 Indians were killed in the battle. 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 described above B．gives the reader the impression that injustice is everywhere in the US C．makes a conclusion that such events talked above will never happen again D．brings about the topic that how the US government will deal with the problem |