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- Overhead of the chart shown below
- Computer with Internet access
- Review content from previous session, as needed.
- Display the following chart:
Year |
Total Population |
Born in the U.S. |
Born in Europe |
Born in Asia |
Born in Africa |
1850 |
23,191,876 |
20,947,274 |
2,031,867 |
1,135 |
551 |
1880 |
50,155,783 |
43,475,492 |
5,751,823 |
107,630 |
2,204 |
1900 |
75,994,575 |
65,583,225 |
8,881,548 |
120,248 |
2,538 |
1920 |
105,710,620 |
91,659,045 |
11,916,048 |
237,950 |
16,126 |
1990 |
248,709,873 |
225,695,826 |
4,350,403 |
4,979,037 |
363,819 |
NOTE: The information reflected in this chart may differ from other charts, as different sources report slightly different numbers.
- Ask students to share observations about the chart. Point out the shift from a majority of European immigrants in 1920 to a majority of Asian immigrants in 1990. Encourage student to speculate about what may have caused this shift. The following Web sites may provide helpful information to guide class discussion. Use them to add additional information, if you wish:
• <http://www.rapidimmigration.com/usa/1_eng_immigration_history.html>
• <http://www.census.gov/population/www/documentation/twps0029/tab01.html>
- Instruct students to calculate percentages of native-born population for each year reflected on the chart. Instruct students to develop a bar graph that reflects the foreign-born population for each year reflected. Remind them that they will have to subtract the native-born population from the total population to arrive at the foreign-born population. The number will be higher than the chart reflects, as only Europe, Asia, and Africa are included in these data. Add additional requirements as desired.
- Inform students that they will be required to develop a chart that reflects immigration into the United States. The students will be permitted to select five decades in the 1800s and five in the 1900s. They will identify the total United States population at that time. The chart should reflect the foreign-born population by country in each of the selected decades. A minimum of eight countries should be included on the chart. A brief paper that explains trends observed from the research must be submitted along with the chart. Provide the due date and a date when the students will go to the computer lab to conduct research.
- Have students identify two immigrants to the United States who made significant contributions to the life of our country.
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