Teacher’s Guide
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Immigration Challenges for New Americans Teacher's Guide (PDF, 2.03 MB)
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Primary Sources
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(741 KB)Steerage Passengers Taking Life Easy on an Ocean Liner America
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(1.1 MB)Immigration Station, Angel Island, California
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(1.6 MB)U.S. Inspectors Examining Eyes of Immigrants
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(960 KB)For United America, YWCA Division for Foreign Born Women
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(136 KB)Steamer Glass in Hancock School, Boston
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(1.4 MB)California Vigilante Committee
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(2.4 MB)Statistical Atlas of the United States: 1890 Census
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(1.7 MB)Distribution of foreign born population of United States: 1890
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(950 KB)The Total population and its elements at each census: 1790-1890
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(3.2 MB)Don't Bite the Hand That's Feeding You. 1916
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(605 KB)Our Immigrants at Ellis Island
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