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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "Between 1790 and 1820, the population of the United States more than doubled to nearly 10 million people. Remarkably, this growth was almost entirely the result of reproduction, as the immigration rate during that ...period had slowed to a trickle. Fewer than 250,000 immigrants entered the United States due to doubts about the viability of the new republic and travel restrictions in Europe during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
Soon after Napoleon’s final defeat in 1815, immigration to the United States began to increase. Competing shippers who needed westbound payloads kept transatlantic fares low enough to make immigration affordable, and migrants were interested in the prospect of abundant land, high wages, and what they saw as endless economic opportunities..."
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December 19, 2009 at 10:34 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "Approximately two to three million immigrants entered the United States during each decade from 1850 to 1880. In the 1880s, the number of immigrants swelled to over five million. Prior to 1880, the majority of immi...grants were from the British Isles and western Europe. Many were literate and came from countries with representative governments. Most of them were Protestant, except for the Catholics from Ireland, France, and Germany. Although not all spoke English, many of the cultural customs of these immigrants allowed them to assimilate to life in America relatively easily..."
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December 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This video is accompanied by text. "The influx of millions of new immigrants into America’s cities had a powerful effect on city governments. At the time, state and federal governments did little to help immigrants adjust to their new lives in Americ...a, leaving city governments burdened with the enormous task. Due to the rapid rate of urban growth, cities could scarcely keep up with city dwellers' needs for transit, water, sewers, street cleaning, and fire and police protection. This lack of governmental preparedness created room for corrupt political machines to intercede..."
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December 29, 2009 at 12:57 PM
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Ages: 3 - 18
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Cuban American Immigration. This talks about the Cuban American Immigration to the United States over the course of our history along with the result, the reception, and the how and why. (4:31)
May 8, 2013 at 02:40 AM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This is a fantastic, descriptive music video on the hardship and history of Japanese American immigrants. (3:17)
May 10, 2013 at 12:49 AM
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Ages: 9 - 14
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Video is hosted by a group of students. Video discusses the 1882 Emigrant Act and 1917 revision of the act. The 1882 Emigrant Act charged fifty cents for each immigrant. This money was to be used for the care of the immigrant. In 1907 the law wa...s revised, $4.00 was charged on any immigrant for the first time. The increase in immigration changed education in America. Immigrants needed to learn English, without education it would be difficult to leave the cycle of poverty. Public and private systems developed. Video discusses the working conditions of the early 20th century and how the United States had changed during this time. Video shows some historical pictures and some students acting. Video is good quality and contains good information. Video is appropriate for middle elementary and middle school students.
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August 11, 2009 at 06:27 PM
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Ages: 9 - 14
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Video reviews the history of immigration to the United States up to the restrictive law passed in 1924. Immigrants came to America for economic, political, and religious freedoms. Video discusses where immigrants came from, when the great migration... happened, what happened when people arrived at the immigration stations, and what happens once immigrants are in the new land. Video then shows on a map where Germans, Scandinavians, and Irish immigrants settled. Video is black and white. Quality is good, considering the video is old, information about immigrants is good, but much of the later information is outdated. Video is appropriate for middle elementary or middle school students
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August 11, 2009 at 06:15 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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A history of America's immigration laws, who changed them, and why. (Amateur video with old film and interviews)
April 29, 2010 at 04:16 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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How New Waves of Immigration Reshaped America - Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, discusses the waves of immigration that refresh and reshape America. He also talks about who is considered an American. (01:28)
July 10, 2011 at 05:51 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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"A Promise of Freedom" is a film based on the National Constitution Center's "Freedom Rising." It focuses on the history and founding of our nation and the important rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship.If you're looking for a good overvie...w of the founding of our nation and how our government works, and what it is to be a citizen - this is it. (12min)
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November 11, 2011 at 11:16 PM
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