老大明天social studies考试,刚帮他复习了一下,发现内容极其depressing,十七世纪到十九世纪的美国历史基本是:
Whites come.
Whites divide lands.
Whites learn to grow crops and hunt from Indians.
Whites drive indians out of their lands.
Indians fight back. Lose lands and lives.
Whites force Indians to sign treaties in English to give away their lands. Would have killed them if they didn't sign.
Whites fight whites over lands. Indians take sides at times. Lose lands as a result.
President Jackson gives self power to force Indians out.
Indians seek help from supreme court. Win case and lose lands anyway.
Whites force Indians to assimilate.We all know the results.
不过,米国小学生这么学习自己国家的历史,这本身就让人尊敬。