8. Write if the statement is true (t) or false (f):

____ The Russians were little by little pushing out of their own lands because they were very weak.

____ Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov became independent thanks to sable furs.

____ Merchants from Irkutsk organized the expedition to America.

____ During the expedition the local people were hostile towards the Russian explorers.

____ Russian people propagate the Russian life style among the aboriginal peoples.

____ Slavorossia was considered to be the central district in Russian America.

____ Russian-American Company was established by Nikolay Rezanov and Natalia Shelikhova.

The first Russian settlement in America

9. Speak about the following points:

• European powers showed a great interest in the northern part of the Pacific.

• Propagation of European culture among the Indians was very active.

• G. Shelikhov had grandiose plans for settling down in America.

• G. Shelikhov got only the right to exclusive trade in the North America and the Aleut Islands.

• Russian America had a glorious history.

10. Discuss what facts show that little by little friendly and confidential relations were established between the Russians and the aboriginal peoples.

11. Think why Catherine II refused the request of Grigory Ivanovich Shelikhov to establish a common company but Paul I permitted it.

12. Explain what the importance of Shelikhov’s activity in America for Russia was.

14. Prove that G. Shelikhov was very enterprising and successful.

15. When G. Shelikhov died, the most popular Russian poets responded to his death and devoted him the poems. Discuss what helped G. Shelikhov to become an outstanding person of his time.

16. Speak about the functions of Russian trade stations on the American Shores.

17. Give a key sentence to each paragraph.

18. Give a summary of the text.