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Emigration from
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| 18th Century Map of English colonies* | 18th Century Map of Europe |
Introduction
The thirteen English colonies that would become the United States evolved
from English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts. While we have
learned about the English colonists that populated these colonies, who else came
here? Why did they leave their homes? Why did they choose to settle
in these English colonies? Where did they settle? Why did they
settle there? Is Mr. Goldberg ever going to stop asking
questions???? NOPE! Fortunately, though, Mr. Goldberg is going to
provide you with a handy chart and links to resources that will enable you to
answer these questions.
Your Tasks
I. Utilizing the links below, on the chart:
A. Determine the two largest European groups (nationalities,
religions and/or ethnicities) that
emigrated.
B. For each group, list reasons that it decided to emigrate.
C. For each group, list reasons that it chose to immigrate to the
thirteen
English colonies.
D. For each group, identify the main areas within the colonies to
which the immigrants went.
Do not write down all of the
specific
settlement
areas; rather, prioritize and encapsulate
based on the information provided.
E. For each group, explain why immigrants settled where they did.
Because the website
details do not provide you with all of the
answers,
you must make some inferences. Do
not panic about
discovering "right
answers;" instead, develop logical reasons.
| Links | Description |
| Overview of European emigration | Explanation of ethnic white (Western European) colonization of North America from The University of Bergen History Department. |
| German emigration | Summary of German emigration to the thirteen English colonies from The Thinkquest Library. |
| German immigration to America | Synopsis of German immigration to America up to today from The Embassy of the United States Embassy in Germany |
| Irish emigration | Summary of Irish colonial immigration from The Library of Congress's American Memory Project. |
| Scotch-Irish emigrants | Article on Irish settlers who were originally from Scotland from The Irish at Home and Abroad Journal. |
| Scottish settlement in the colonial "backcountry" | Synopsis of Scottish emigration to the western part of the English colonies from The University of Virginia's America Studies Department. |
| Jewish emigration | Survey of Jewish colonial emigration from The Sherwin Miller Museum. |
| Immigration timeline | Chronology and brief explanation of groups that immigrated to America from Cindy G.'s Family History |
II. Utlizing the links above, directly
below the chart, rephrase the
following reflective questions
into complete answers:
A. What were some common emigration and
immigration
reasons for non-English groups?
B. Why have we focused on the migration of all these
non-English groups? What does this reveal about the
colonization
and heritage of the
United States?
*
Copyrighted online image:
Cory, Michael. 18th Century Map of the English Colonies. {Online
image] 30 July 2002.
<http://www.mgoffin.fsnet.co.uk/America%20and%20Canada.htm>
Created by Brad Goldberg
8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Humanities and Communications Magnet Program
Eastern Middle School
Montgomery County Public Schools
Last updated: August 28, 2002