1. Starting in the late 16th century, the Spanish, the British, the French, Swedes and the Dutch began to colonize eastern North America.
2. European immigrants came to make new homes in the Americas. They came in search of a better life. In their native countries, they often had little money and could not worship God in the way they wished. Not all immigrants came to America because they wanted to. Beginning in 1619, millions of Africans were brought to the Americas against their will and were forced into slavery.
3. Before the American revolution, agriculture was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most towns were shipping points for the export of agricultural products.
4. Ten years after the landing of the "Mayflower" Pilgrims more than twenty thousand people lived in the colony and the majority were from England.
5. It was here in New England that the literature of the New American nation appeared.
6. The first American university, Harvard College, was founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
7. The first books of the colony were about religion, the story of the colony and the true nature of the puritanism of those days.
8. The development of American literature was influenced by French and German culture which was brought to America by new immigrants from Europe.
9. The Negroes contributed greatly to the development of the arts. Negro songs and acting have become part of American national music and drama. Negro folklore has given American literature a specific colouring: a mixture of jocularity and sadness.
10. American literature owes its revolutionary traditions to the War of Independence.
1. They are cooking breakfast.
They are not cooking breakfast.
Are they cooking breakfast?
2. My cousin is working at the restaurant now.
My cousin not is working at the restaurant now.
Is my cousin working at the restaurant now?
3. Tom and Peter are talking about the traditional British meals at the moment.
Tom and Peter are not talking about the traditional British meals at the moment.
Are Tom and Peter talking about the traditional British meals at the moment?
4. Helen is frying potatoes for dinner now.
Helen is not frying potatoes for dinner now.
Is Helen frying potatoes for dinner now?
5. We are discussing the most interesting dishes of the French national cuisine.
We are not discussing the most interesting dishes of the French national cuisine.
Are we discussing the most interesting dishes of the French national cuisine?
6. I am grating carrots for my favourite soup at the moment.
I am not grating carrots for my favourite soup at the moment.
Am I grating carrots for my favourite soup at the moment?
7. The cook is quickly cutting vegetables for the salad now.
The cook is not cutting vegetables for the salad quickly now.
Is the cook quickly cutting vegetables for the salad now?
Объяснение:
1. Starting in the late 16th century, the Spanish, the British, the French, Swedes and the Dutch began to colonize eastern North America.
2. European immigrants came to make new homes in the Americas. They came in search of a better life. In their native countries, they often had little money and could not worship God in the way they wished. Not all immigrants came to America because they wanted to. Beginning in 1619, millions of Africans were brought to the Americas against their will and were forced into slavery.
3. Before the American revolution, agriculture was the primary livelihood for 90% of the population, and most towns were shipping points for the export of agricultural products.
4. Ten years after the landing of the "Mayflower" Pilgrims more than twenty thousand people lived in the colony and the majority were from England.
5. It was here in New England that the literature of the New American nation appeared.
6. The first American university, Harvard College, was founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
7. The first books of the colony were about religion, the story of the colony and the true nature of the puritanism of those days.
8. The development of American literature was influenced by French and German culture which was brought to America by new immigrants from Europe.
9. The Negroes contributed greatly to the development of the arts. Negro songs and acting have become part of American national music and drama. Negro folklore has given American literature a specific colouring: a mixture of jocularity and sadness.
10. American literature owes its revolutionary traditions to the War of Independence.
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