US First Lesson Immigration and Slavery

Why do we study history?

​So that we do not repeat our mistakes.

Do you think that we, as Americans, are learning from our past?

Russian and Ukrainian War? World War II

Afghanistan Vietnam

Immigration Past and Present

Slavery Past and Present

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Multiple Choice

Is the idea of slavery relatively new, only beginning in the 1400s?

• While it existed earlier, it was not dominate in societies

• Yes, this was when it was profitable

• No, slavery has been apart of societies since the Neolithic Era

• No, its origins are during the 1600 with American colonies

Multiple Choice

Has slavery always been based on racial qualities (physical features)?

• yes

• no

• maybe

• often

Multiple Select

What is racial slavery?

• When a group of people are considered of lesser quality or inferior

• When one nation conquers another nation

• When a group of people are targeted for slavery based on their physical appearance

• When a group of people participle in the same religion

Multiple Choice

When did racial slavery begin?

• When the ancient civilizations developed

• During the Stone Age

• During the Neolithic Era

• When European countries and the Americas bought Africans to use as slaves

Multiple Choice

When did the first immigrants arrive in the Americas?

• During the when Europeans explored the Americas

• It began with the Spanish and Christopher Columbus

• During the Ice Age from Eurasia

• When the Vikings settled in Greenland

Multiple Select

What is the push and pull system in immigration?

• People are pushed from their homelands by harmful situations

• People are pulled to another nation in hopes of benefits found there

• People are pulled from their home lands due to war

• People are pushed to leave their homeland by prosperity and safety

Multiple Choice

What is the main reason that people immigrate to America?

• To learn English

• Seeking a better life and opportunity

• To escape persecution

• To be with family