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Reading Internet Reading: Links: /watch?v=u4wzVuXPznk Discussion: Essential Questions In what ways is the United States a “nation of immigrants”? What factors might a person have to weigh when considering whether to immigrate to another country? What might it be like to be faced with this decision? What might be some of the greatest challenges and rewards for immigrants to a new country? How might various immigrant groups from different periods of U.S. history have answered this question? Why has anti-immigrant sentiment arisen at different points in U.S. history? How has immigration influenced the laws and social services we have in the United States today? How do the experiences of immigrants in various periods of United States history compare to those of immigrants today? The First Migrants Bering Land Bridge 12,000 years ago This theory is under revision due to new scientific evidence—stay tuned! Native Americans Native Americans Settled throughout the continent Major changes when Europeans arrived Early Europeans and Africans First Europeans came in the 17th century African slaves Era of Immigration Immigration means moving into one country from another Immigration has occurred throughout the history of America Great “era of immigration” lasted roughly from 1820–1930 German Immigration Earliest German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania Large numbers came in the 1850s Settled in present-day Midwestern states Left Germany for economic and political reasons Recruited by states and territories Scandinavian Immigration Arrived in large numbers beginning in the mid-19th century Drawn by abundance of farmland on the frontier Danish Mormons Finnish immigrants faced greater language barriers Urban Scandinavians in the late 19th century Irish Immigration Early Irish immigrants were Presbyterians from Ulster (Scots-Irish) Fled British religious persecution Irish immigration increased dramatically in the 1840s Potato famine The Irish in America Industrial Revolutio