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Short Answer
Consider the topic of immigration from a global and historical perspective.
Teaching Suggestion: Guidance and suggestions may be necessary, depending on the ages and backgrounds represented in the class. Encourage students to reach for connections in all time periods; examples might include the Celts who emigrated to Britain in prehistoric times, the “barbarian” invasions of the Roman Empire, the colonization of early America, later waves of immigrants to America in the 19th and early 20th centuries, post-WWII migration, and Cuban refugees who came to America in the 1960s.
Guide students to note that sometimes “migration” as a term may refer to voluntary movement (i.e., immigrants seeking to escape oppression or find greater opportunity) or it may refer to forced movement (slavery, indentured servants, relocation of Native peoples).
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