Publisher's Synopsis
Each book in Primary Sources of Immigration and Migration in America paints a vivid picture for students of the varied histories of the people that make up the United States of America. These books take a unique approach on telling the history of the United States from the global perspective of the different immigrant groups that came here. What events were the catalysis for them to come? What impact did they have on the events that were unfolding in America once they got here? All of these questions and more will be answered through primary source imagery, documents, and clear, engaging text. This book provides a solid overview of the beginnings of immigration in America. Through a wealth of primary source materials, readers will be able to trace immigration from America's first settlers, the Native Americans, to Europe's immigrants from England, Spain, and France. Concentrating on the formation of the 13 original colonies, students learn why, for example, the first Pilgrims came from England to settle in the colonies, and how the first African slaws came to be brought to America.
