Chapter 1 The First Americans: The Indians 最早的美国的人：印第安人

Chapter One The First Americans: The Indians

The American Indians came from Asia about 40,000 years ago!

They crossed the Bering Strait. Then they went down to North and South America.

About 20 million Indians lived in America when the first explorers arrived.

These Indians lived in many different tribes.

Every tribe had a chief.

The Indians and the explorers were friends.

The Indians taught the explorers how to grow corn, potatoes and tobacco.

They taught them how to travel by canoe in the wilderness.

The explorers brought the Indians rifles, tools, cattle and horses.