A Learning in Motion Top Ten Selection

From One Life to Another

Subject Area:

Social Studies II

Address/URL:

http://library.advanced.org/26786/mindex.htm

Description:

Want to learn about the Europeans' immigration experience to America during the 19th century? Select a tour and learn the history of various ethnic groups as they ventured across the Atlantic bound for the New World.

How You Can Use This Source:

Why did so many Irish immigrants flee Ireland in the 1840's?
How did the experiences of the Swedes differ from those of the Italians?
View a slideshow to glimpse the types of ships used to transport immigrants.

Go to From One Life to Another.