TheAmericanSouthReading:TheFirstNationalFlagoftheConfederacy,alsoknownastheStarsandBars,wasadoptedbytheConfederateCongressasthenationalflagandensign.ItwasfirstraisedovertheCapitolinMontgomery,Alabama,onMarch4,1861attheinaugurationoftheonlyConfederatePresidentJeffersonDavis(whowasbornJune3,1808anddiedDecember6,1889).TheCivilWarCivilRightsMovementsGreatDepression1.TheAmericanCivilWarA.30,000yearsago2.TheGreatDepressionB.16003.TheCivilRightsMovementsC.18614.TheArrivalofNativeAmericansD.the1930s5.TheArrivalofEuropeansettlersE.1960sMatchtheeventsbelowwiththetimeMatchtheeventsbelowwiththetimeFastReading:1.WhatwasthesufferingoftheNativeAmericans?2.Whatwerethepost-waryearslikeforpeopleofAtlantaandwhatdidtheydo?3.FromwhatcanweseethatDr.KingwasgreatlylovedandrespectedbyAmericanpeople?4.WhatismodernAtlantalike?4.ModernAtlantaisaboomingbusinesscenterandmostsuccessfulcompaniesinAmericaarelocatedinAtlanta.Peoplearefullofhopeandfaithinsteadoffearanddoubt.1.TheywerekilledordrivenofftheirlandbyEuropeansettlers.2.Theyearswerehardbecausethecitywasdestroyedandtherewasnomoneyforreconstruction.Theystruggledtobuildthecityandcreateanewsouthwhereblacksandwhitescouldlivetogether.3.MillionsofAmericanswatchedKingsfuneralonTVandpeoplemarchedthroughAtlantainhonorofDr.King.ThesufferingoftheSouthinthepastThesufferingoftheSouthinthepast1.ThesufferingoftheNativeAmericanswhowerekilledordrivenofftheirlandbyEuropeansettlers.2.ThepainsofslavesbroughtfromAfricabygreedyslavetraders.3.Thehardshipsofunemploymentandcivilunrestinthepost-waryearsandtheGreatDepression.4.ThemanysacrificesoftheCivilRightsMovement.ExamplesofhopeandsuccessoftheSouthExamplesofhopeandsuccessoftheSouth1.ThepeopleofAtlantastruggledtorebuildthecityandcreateanewSouth.2.Atlanta’sAfrican-Americancommunitygrewandblackbusinessesbecamemoresuccessful.3.SegregationdisappearedandAtlantawasasuccessfulcityproudofitsculturaldiversity.4.Atlantabecomesaplacewherehopeandfaithhavereplacedfearanddoubt.Multiplechoice:1.TosomedegreeinAmericanhistorythestoryofthesouthismadeupof_______.A.tearsandbloodB.sorrowsandpainsC.povertyandscarsD.alloftheaboveD2.WhatattitudedidthepeopleinAtlantahavefromthesecondparagraph?A.Thepeopletherelefttheircity,fortheyfacedalotofdifficultiesB.Thepeopletherenevergavein,thoughtheyfacedalotofdifficulties.C.Thepeopletheresufferedalot,becausetheyfacedalotofdifficulties.D.Thepeopletherechangedalot,buttheyfacedalotofdifficultiesB3.Whatdoesthesentence“thewoundsareslowtohealandthescarsrundeep.”mean?A.ItmeansthatthehistoryoftheSouthisonefullofsufferings.B.ItmeansthatthehistoryoftheSouthismadeupofalotofthings.C.ItmeansthattheSouthwillremembersomething.D.ItmeansthattheSouthisfarbehindtherestoftheUSA.A4.Thefirstparagraphshowsthat_________.A.ThesouthissomewhatlessdevelopedthantheotherpartsoftheUSAB.ThesouthismoredevelopedthantheotherpartsoftheUSAC.ThesouthissomewhatricherinnaturalresourcesD.Thesouthisnotagoodplaceforpeopletolivein.A5.Duringthepost--warandtheDepressionyears,thepeopleofAtlanta_____________.A.founditdifficulttotalkwiththeotherwhitepeopleB.founditeasytofindjobstogetherwiththewhitepeopleC.founditdifficulttofindjobs,especiallytheblackpeopleD.founditdifficulttofindjobs,especiallythewhitepeopleC6.King,thefreedomfighters,_______________.A.wasbornandhadhishighschooleducationinAtlantaB.spenthisuniversitylifeandworkedinAtlantaC.wasbornand...
