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A History of Jamestown - posted from East Wenatchee, WA
This has a video that explains what the first settlers would have seen and experienced when they came to Jamestown.
Correction - posted from Linton, ND
In printings of this book released prior to March 2013, the table of dates in Activity 1 have a few incorrect dates. Here is the correct list:
1607 Jamestown is established as the first settlement in America.
1620 The Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock.
1843 Wagon trails begin going to Oregon Territory.
1845 Britain gives U.S. Oregon Territory.
1880 First wave of immigrants (primarily from Northern Europe) arrives.
1886 France gives the Statue of Liberty to America.
1890 Beginning of second wave of immigration (primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe).
1924 The second wave of immigration ends as Congress passes laws that severely limit the number of people allowed to enter the United States.
Library of Congress' Teaching Materials on Immigration - posted from El Dorado Hills, CA
On the Library of Congress' web page, are many links to wonderful online collections regarding immigration in America. As the web page states, "These web resources can make history come alive for students!
The feature provides an introduction to the study of immigration to the United States. It is far from the complete story, and focuses only on the immigrant groups that arrived in greatest numbers during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The presentation was shaped by the primary sources available in the Library's online collections and these questions:
•What happened to the Native American as waves of immigrants arrived from other nations?
•Which nations yielded the most significant numbers of immigrants to the United States?
•Why did each immigrant group come to the United States?
•When did each immigrant group come to the United States?
•Where did the groups settle, both initially and in subsequent migrations?
•How were the immigrants received by the current citizens of this nation?
•How did United States government policies and programs affect immigration patterns?
•How did United States government policies and programs affect immigrants' assimilation into the life of the nation?
•What role did the distribution of resources (natural and man-made) play in the immigration and subsequent migration patterns of immigrants?
•How did economic conditions impact the immigrants' experience?
•How did cultural heritage affect an immigrant's place of settlement?
•What impact did immigrant cultural traditions have on the United States?
It is hoped that educators will use this feature to help students formulate and articulate additonal questions of their own...and that students will be encouraged to find their own answers. Happy discovery"
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