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What happened in 1636?
Dr. Johannes de la Montagne, his family and a handful of settlers landed at 125th Street and the Harlem River.
What happened after the Dr. and settlers landed?
The houses were hard to heat and the crops refused to grow. They were often cold, hungry and frightened.
What was the first crop to grow in Harlem?
corn
What does barren mean?
not able to grow plants
What does jubilant mean?
very happy
The eighteenth century found Harlem in ______ hands. She had been conquered in _______.
English, 1664
What does pretentious mean?
seeming to be important or wealthy
What does tenements mean?
large buildings divided into apartments
What is Harlem like today?
Its a large, thickly populated urban community- a city within a city, with fine streets and avenues, parks, playgrounds....etc.
The tenements people were once so proud of are now rather dangerous ______ and ____________ .
firetraps, should be rebuilt
what are sleighs?
vehicles pulled by animals, used for traveling in the snow
What does ere mean?
before
Use gradually in a sentence
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What does firetraps mean?
buildings that would be hard to escape from if they were on fire.
What does firetraps mean?
buildings that would be hard to escape from if they were on fire.
What does firetraps mean?
buildings that would be hard to escape from if they were on fire.
