Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Irish and German Immigration
Read about the reasons thousands of Irish and Germans emigrated to the United States in the first half of the 19th century. Find out why there was a backlash to influx of so many immigrants, and learn about the Nativists who wanted to...
Harvard University
Harvard University Library: Open Collections: Immigration to the u.s.,1789 1930
Find books, pamphlets, photographs, maps, and manuscripts about immigration to the United States, principally nineteenth-century immigration. With a timeline of key dates in U.S. immigration history and a browsable list of search themes...
Lin and Don Donn
Lin and Don Donn: u.s. History Lessons: Immigration
This personal site provides a list of links and lesson plans related to immigration up to the current time.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Rush of Immigrants
Read about the new wave of immigrants who came to America in the late 19th century. See differences between these groups of immigrants and those who came earlier. Find out where immigrants settled, and read about those who did not...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Goodman, Writing u.s. Immigration History on the Other Side of the World
This article is written by a doctoral student of American foreign relations and immigration policy who doing research in Cameroon, Africa. In 1990, just 3000 Cameroonian immigrants resided in the United States. Today the number has...
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Call for Contributions: Nation of Immigrants Teaching Project
This article focuses on the "Nation of Immigrants" teaching project will develop one-week teaching modules for high school and community college teachers of U.S. history on topics related to immigration and immigrants. It includes a...
Ohio State University
Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: Reaching to Asia
Read about American entrance into the spheres of influence in Asia beginning as early as Commadore Perry and his opening of Japan. Find out about American policy in China, Theodore Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize, and U.S. relations with...
Other
American Women's History: Immigrant Women
A resource page with links to information about immigrant women.
Oswego City School District
Regents Prep: Us History: Immigration & Migration: Era of 'Old' Immigration
The earliest waves of settlers to the Americas, up through the first half of the 19th century, constitute the era of 'old' immigration. There are some distinctions between those settlers who came prior to the Revolutionary War and those...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Immigration Americanization, 1880 1930
This collection uses primary sources to explore immigration to the US and immigrant Americanization between 1880 and 1930.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Primary Source Set: Early Chinese Immigration to the Us
This collection uses primary sources to explore early Chinese immigration to the United States.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Mark Overmyer Velazquez, "From Repatriation to Deportation Nation"
This article focuses on the history of the relationship between the US and Mexico regarding immigration. In the 1930s, the U.S. government forced hundreds of thousands of ethnic Mexicans, including some U.S. citizens, back across the...
Other
Vox Media: 37 Maps That Explain How America Is a Nation of Immigrants
Excellent resource consists of a collection of maps, graphs and informational text on the demogrpahy of the U.S. explaining how America is a nation of immigrants.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Philip D. Erenrich, "Bring in the Gypsies: A Case Study in Race and u.s."
This article focuses on an article in July 1909 New York City newspapers reporting the immigration and immediate deportation of a family consisting of 24 Gypsies.
Immigration and Ethnic History Society
Iehs: Torrie Hester "Repatriation Agreements of the U. S., Mexico, and Canada"
This article focuses on repatriation agreements, which streamline immigrant removals after a person has been ordered from a country. Without these agreements, officials deporting an immigrant must secure approval through individual...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 4: 1800 1848
This Khan Academy resource provides video lessons and detailed notes for the AP U.S. History Exam. The years 1800-1848 are covered.
Other
U.s. History Timeline: 1865 1900
A thumbnail look at the many things occurring in the United States in the last half half of the 19th century. The topics covered are Gilded Age Politics, the "New Imperialism," Industrial America, Growth of Labor, Urbanization,...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: A New African American Culture
All immigrants to America bring a part of their homeland with them. The same was true of slaves. See how vocabulary, arts, and music were knit into American culture.
Other
Hstry: A History of Immigration in the Usa
This timeline looks at the immigration policies and associated rules put in place, from the forefathers' first steps to the challenges faced in today's globalized world.
iCivics
I Civics: Immigration
A WebQuest on the history and process of immigration to the United States, and the reasons and forces that influence people's decisions to immigrate. Each page has a question to answer, and a link to a site with information specific to...
Other
Minnesota Historical Society: Becoming Minnesotan: Recent Immigration
The oral histories of five immigrant communities new to Minnesota-Asian Indian, Khmer, Hmong, Somali, and Tibetan-remind us that there is no single answer to questions about what it means to be an American. With associated maps,...
iCivics
I Civics: Games: Immigration Nation
Interactive online game will help students understand the history of immigration in the United States and teaches about the paths to American naturalization and citizenship.
Ohio State University
Opper Project: Using Editorial Cartoons to Teach History (Lesson Plans)
Two dozen lessons that focus on using political cartoons as primary source resources for teaching American history. Lessons cover a range of topics in U.S. history from the Civil War era forward and are linked to Ohio content standards.