European Immigration and Transportation 1789-1850
Grade 4•45 minutes•CCSS 5.8.1 Discuss the waves of immigrants from Europe between 1789 and 1850 and their modes of transportation into the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys and through the Cumberland Gap (eg., overland wagons, canals, flatboats, steamboats).
Learning Objective
I can explain how Europeans used wagons, canals, flatboats, and steamboats to travel to the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys between 1789 and 1850.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. The video mentions that many immigrants came to America for cheap farmland. Where in America was this farmland located?
2. Besides farmland, what else attracted immigrants to America in the 1830s?
3. What were the main jobs that Irish immigrants took when they arrived in America?
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Educational Video
The European Wave - America's Immigration History | Part 3
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