The United States was built with many different people contributing. The migration of people to this country, historically, had many reasons, and the United States continues to be a land of opportunity. People move for a variety of reasons in order to better their life and personal circumstances. This lesson explores the concept of migration of the people who populated America. Students know and understand the chronological organization of history and are able to group people and events into major eras to identify and explain historical relationships.
Students know how to use various processes and resources of historical inquiry.
Geography Standard 1 Assessment Children will be able to give reasons why people have migrated. For example, why the first people came to America, why various nationalities continued to migrate to America after the pilgrims arrived, and why various groups moved within the country once they had settled here. Knowledge of pilgrims migrating to America. Knowing reasons animals or people might migrate. Instructional Strategies Review and discuss migrations that kids know about.