8th grade History
Week 2:
Immigration: Look through each of the documents in the link above discussing Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s. Consider the following question: Where the Irish considered “white” in America at this time? Remember that Ireland experienced a major famine which forced millions of people to leave and that nativism (belief that people originally from a place are superior to those who move there) was a popular idea.
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Click on the document and read through the questions. Use each primary source to answer the questions. Using the evidence provided in the documents answer the central question in your own words.
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