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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Port of Entry

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Through this activity students become historical detectives and use documents to trace the impact of immigration on the US.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: The New Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from PBS chronicles the miniseries coming in April of 2004 entitled "The New Americans." The site documents the new American immigrants: read stories of immigrants from Argentina, China, Mexico, Hungary, Taiwan, Russia, and more.
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Handout
US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Ushmm: Holocaust Encyclopedia: The United States and the Holocaust

For Students 9th - 10th
Article about the coverage and response that news of the Holocaust received at various times throughout World War II.
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Graphic
Other

Metrocosm: Here's Everyone Who's Immigrated to the u.s. Since 1820

For Students 6th - 8th
America is referred to as a "melting pot". View how we attained this label using the following map that shows patterns of immigration from 1820-2013. Included are charts that show the immigration "waves" by country from 1820-2013.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: People: Assimilation and the Crucible of the City: Exclusion

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson examines government reports that urged restrictions on immigration to America at the turn of the nineteenth century.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Immigration and Americanization, 1880 1930

For Students 9th - 10th
The sources in this set of primary documents allow users to immerse themselves in the debates that surrounded turn-of-the-century immigration and to consider the nature of Americanization. Includes teachers guide.
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Interactive
New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Immigration

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Here is an interactive & printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Immigration.
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Interactive
Other

Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Foundation: The Peopling of America Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
A history of immigration timeline, which discusses and illustrates periods of U.S. immigration history, pre-1790 through 2000.