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ProCon.org

Pro Con: What Are the Solutions to Illegal Immigration in America?

For Students 9th - 10th
Website dedicated to exploring the pros and cons of controversial issues examines illegal immigration in America through a variety of resources.
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Nativism in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Concerns about immigration led to the rise of Nativism in America.
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Other

Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration in the Gilded Age

For Students 9th - 10th
A study guide for an American History course that explores trends and issues from the Gilded Age. The guide has many links to key resources and primary source materials, as well as questions for further study or discussion.
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Pew Research Center

The Pew Research Center: America's Immigration Quandary

For Students 9th - 10th
Interesting survey results and discussion about immigration, particularly illegal immigration. View how the American public views immigration in this March, 2006, survey/article.
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Immigration and Ethnic History Society

Iehs: Rohma A. Khan, "South Asian Immigrant Cab Drivers in New York City"

For Students 9th - 10th
This article focuses on South Asian immigrants from Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh in the late 20th century attempted to infuse home with their interactions in America, to negotiate their own positions in society. In their pursuit of...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Contested Territories

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights the westward expansion of settlers in North America and the effects this expansion had on Native Americans between the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
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Digital History

Digital History: Immigration Begins

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States has always been a melting pot. Read about the vast increase in immigration from countries in northern Europe in the 1830s and 1840s due to famine, eviction from land, and political unrest. See where various immigrant...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: America's History in the Making: Global America

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Comprehensive teaching unit on globalization's influences on the political and social structure of America at the turn of the twenty-first century. Includes a look at how immigration has affected a changing America. Contains video and...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Portuguese in the u.s.: Celebrating the Portuguese Communities in America

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the role Portuguese-born and sponsored explorers played in the exploration and colonization of North America.
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: 20th Cent: The American Jewish Experience: Antisemitism and Assimilation

For Students 9th - 10th
This essay from the National Humanities Center tracks Jewish immigrants in America, discusses antisemitism and assimilation experiences through the twentieth century. Includes a guide for student discussion and online resources.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Immigration Quotas, 1920 1939

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of digital resources gathered from public libraries, archives, and museums about immigration quotas. Find out how the U.S. redefined and restricted immigration in the 1920s.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: Anne Bradstreet

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
English immigrant in the New World, Anne Bradstreet became an acclaimed poet of Puritan New England. Click on "Anne Bradstreet Activities" for related artifacts and activities.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Urbanization 1870 1900: Great Migration and New European Immigration

For Students 11th - 12th
What caused the influx of African Americans and European immigrants into urban centers in the late 19th century? Learn about some of the discriminatory and anti-immigrant laws that were enacted to restrict their rights. Includes a chart...
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Library of Congress

Loc: Immigration: Destroying the Native American Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an account of the status of Native American cultures during the settlement of America. There are thoughts from various presidents through the ages. Many heart-breaking incidents in regard to Native American...
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Other

Diversity Alliance for a Sustainable America

For Students 9th - 10th
This group seeks to stabilize the population growth in America by limiting immigration. They present their platform and possible solutions.
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University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota: Immigration Syllabus: Weeks 1 2

For Students 11th - 12th
Week 1: Why study immigration? What does the study of immigration reveal about U.S. history and which stories we tell about ourselves as a people? Week 2: Settlers, Servants, and Slaves in British, French, and Spanish Colonial America:...
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Contesting Futures: America in 1960s: Lyndon Johnson and Great Society

For Students 11th - 12th
Read about the reforms and legislation undertaken through Lyndon B. Johnson's concept of the Great Society. These included economic and educational reforms, consumer protection, changes to immigration laws, and the Voting Rights Act of...
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Other

Nccp: Who Are America's Poor Children? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the basic facts regarding children in American who are living at poverty levels or below. The numbers of children in poverty appear to be increasing to almost 13 million. The sheet identifies which ethnic groups have the most...
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Michigan State University

Michigan State University: Feeding America Collection: Lizzie Black Kander

For Students 9th - 10th
Lizzie Black Kander was a well known figure in Milwaukee in the early part of the twentieth century. She helped Jewish immigrants settle in the area and learn how to gain acceptance, published cookbooks and promoted the 'domestic arts'...
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The History Cat

The History Cat: Ellis Island

For Students 9th - 10th
Tells the story of Ellis Island, the first stop for immigrants arriving in New York City beginning in 1890. Describes the process would-be immigrants to America had to go through before being allowed to board a trans-Atlantic ship, the...
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Bowling Green State University

United States History: Industrialization, Urbanization, and Immigration

For Students 9th - 10th
These are study notes for key points when learning about the industrialization of America during the Gilded Age. Looks at causes and consequences of the First and Second Industrial Revolutions, the impact of rapid urbanization, and the...
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Student will use primary and secondary sources to gain a richer understanding of women's activism and how the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire led to changes in labor and safety regulations in America.
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Digital History

Digital History: American Jews

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting look at the Jewish population and culture in America in the 1800s. See how many adapted religious orthodoxy to fit in with American life.
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Other

U.s. Immigration Legislation: 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief description of the Immigration and Nationality Act, also known as the McCarran-Walter Act, which sought to exclude immigrants based not on their country of origin, as in the past, but moral or philosophical grounds. Included is a...

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