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K-4 -- Alternative Geography
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Coming to America

In 1890, four people left their homes in Europe and Asia and came to live in the United States. All four people migrated to the U.S. for different reasons. However, two came because they really wanted to, and the other two came because they believed they had to leave their homelands.

In the space below, do the following:

  1. Make-up names for the four immigrants.

  2. Write a paragraph about each person that explains why he or she came to the United States in 1890.


Immigrant #1: _______________________________________








Immigrant #2: _______________________________________








Immigrant #3: _______________________________________








Immigrant #4: _______________________________________

Classification: Nat. Std. 9, KS 3; State Std. 17 C