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i The earliest Europeal settlers in North America established
colonies on the east coast, where they had landed. But as the
:E: :. I population lncreased, many felt the urge to move westwards
in search ofnew lands and a new life, The vast expanses ofthe
contlnent were largely r-rnpopulated, except for scaitered tribes
of indigenous Indians, Those who headed west were called
pioneers, and they travelled ur lines of wagons for up to six
months in order to reach Caiifornia or Oregon on the west coast.
The pioneers laced many dangers on their journey Some
Indians were hostile, although not as blood-thirsty as Hollywood
1 Where do you thinl< these people were going and why?
fllms tend to suggest. krjury and illness were far more 1ike1y
2 What probtems do you think they might have faced on
the journey? causes of death, Crossing rivers was perilous, as were storms
and wild animals, and since dlstances between waterinq holes
Read the text and find the answers to the questions in could be great, they were always at risk of rurrning out.
exercise 1. What is the connection between the photo below Given the hazardous nature of the journe]I why dld so many
the text and the photo in exercise 1? Amerrcans choose to make it? Partly they were tempted by
exaggerated descriptions of how wonderlul life could be in the
Are these sentences true (T), false (F), or is the answer not west; many had heard tales of crops growing taller than a man,
stated (NS)? But they were also escaping very real hardships in the MidWest,
1 The word 'pioneers' refers to the first European settlers in where the swamps of Mrssourl and Mississippi were infested
North America. with disease carrying rnsecLs
2 The most Iikety cause of death for members of a wagon Once Lhey had orrived at thef destrnaLion, pioneers used
train was itlness. any money they had broughr wrth Lhem to buy Iand. They
3 Some rumours about tife in the west were not true. cleared trees and prepared rhe lald for farmrng. and builL
4 Malaria was a big kitter in the swamps of the mid-west. simple houses, The pioneers needed to be largely self-suffrcient,
5 Few of the pioneers who made the journey west regretted makiag their ornm clothes, tools and furniture. Life was certainly
their decision. hard but commr.rnities were close-lcrit and supportive, and most
6 People who mal<e 'road trip movies' are a modern families were glad they had made the journey
incarnation of the pioneer spirit. In modernAmerica, people sti11 talk of the 'pioneer spirit',
meamng a willingness to face hardslups and danger in order
& fd fnCO Listen to the true story of an itt-fated wagon train to achieve a better life for yourself and your family Many of the
called the Donner Party. Who was mostly to blame for their
rmmigrants wtro come to the USA each year a-re a testament to
problems?
tLus spirit. And although these days Holl),wood makes few films
about wagon trains, the modern'road trip mor,'re'taps rnio the
(b fnCO Listen again. Answer the questions.
same urge to esceipe your surroundings and fo1low your dreams
1 Why were the group called the Donner Party? across a vasl and excrting conlinent,
2 Why did the party choose to follow Lansford Hastings's
new route from Fort Bridger to California?
3 How many people and wagons were in the group?
4 Why did the party stop and wait severaI days before
entering the Wasatch Mountains?
Why did the detays during their journey become more
important when they reached the Sierra Nevada?
What are members of the party rumoured to have done to
escape starvation while trapped in the mountains?
s ffi Discuss examples of the 'pioneer spirit' in the
modern world. Do you thinl< it is something specificalty
American or do a[[ nations have it?

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