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From the Ted Talk by Jose Antonio Vargas: 3 questions to ask yourself about US citizenship
Unscramble the Blue Letters
airemca as we know it is more than a picee of land, particularly because the land that now makes up the uinetd States of America used to belong to other people in other countries. America as we know it is also more than a nation of immigrants. There are two gurops of Americans who are not immigrants: Native Americans, who were innugideos to this land and who were killed in acts of genocide; and African Americans, who were kidnapped, spehpid and enslaved to build this country. America is, above all, an idea, however unrealized and imperfect, one that only exists because the first settlers came here freely without worry of citizenship.
Open Cloze
_______ as we know it is more than a _____ of land, particularly because the land that now makes up the ______ States of America used to belong to other people in other countries. America as we know it is also more than a nation of immigrants. There are two ______ of Americans who are not immigrants: Native Americans, who were __________ to this land and who were killed in acts of genocide; and African Americans, who were kidnapped, _______ and enslaved to build this country. America is, above all, an idea, however unrealized and imperfect, one that only exists because the first settlers came here freely without worry of citizenship.
Solution
- indigenous
- groups
- piece
- united
- shipped
- america
Original Text
America as we know it is more than a piece of land, particularly because the land that now makes up the United States of America used to belong to other people in other countries. America as we know it is also more than a nation of immigrants. There are two groups of Americans who are not immigrants: Native Americans, who were indigenous to this land and who were killed in acts of genocide; and African Americans, who were kidnapped, shipped and enslaved to build this country. America is, above all, an idea, however unrealized and imperfect, one that only exists because the first settlers came here freely without worry of citizenship.
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