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Lower East Side Tenement Museum: The Immigrant Experience: History

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at immigration policy in the United States from 1624 to 2000. This history is part of the Youth-Digital-Arts-in Residence program partnered with the Tenement Museum in New York City.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History: 1865 1898: Gilded Age: America Moves to the City

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the urbanization that took place at the end of the nineteenth century and into the twentieth. Includes questions for students at end.
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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...