Unit 1 A land of diversity P2 Reading课件.pptVIP

California is the _______ largest state with the largest __________ in the USA. It’s also the most ____________ state because of its history. third population multicultural Detailed Reading Introduction Native Americans 1. Living in California ______________ 2. They crossed the Bering Strait in the ______ to ________ by means of a _____ _______. 3. In the 16th century: Native Americans killed by Europeans forced into slavery died from the diseases survived the terrible times 15000 years ago Arctic America land bridge A native American Indian was standing beside a camp. It seemed that he or she felt very happy. Maybe he or she had a good harvest. Native Americans The Spanish Fill in the form: (note down important events) 16th century 18th century in 1821 in 1846 Spanish soldiers arrived and took the land. California was ruled by Spain. California became part of Mexico. Mexico gave California to the USA. Russians Gold Miners 1. Today there are about 25,000 Russian- Americans living in and around San Francisco. 2. In 1848, before the American-Mexican war, gold was discovered in California. 3. A lot of adventurers achieved their dream of becoming rich. 4. California became the thirty-first federal state of the USA in 1850. after Few T or F He was a gold miner. He was panning gold (淘金). He looked not only thin and weak, but also thirsty and tired. It was difficult for them to achieve the dream of becoming rich. People Time Event Africans moved from Mexico Chinese built the railway Japanese settled Danish established a town Jewish established film industry Italians fished and made wine Africans worked in ship aircraft industries 1860s 1800s late 1900s by the 1920s 1980s 1911 Later Arrivals 1942-1945 Many Chinese have settled in California and many of them live in Chinatown in San Francisco. By 1990, the nations being immigrated from different parts of the world had made California i