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The Cost of Freedom

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COMBINED RATING

4.3 Stars

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4.3

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LENGTH

25 Minutes

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Description

You are Pietro, an Italian migrant seeking a better life in the United States of America in the early 1900s. Listen to other immigrants to know their stories and help them, study and work hard, to get the freedom you are looking for in this new world.

Vocabulary Words

Immigration

Citizenship

Citizen

Passport

Liberty

Discrimination

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Turn of the Century Immigration. Suitable for Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Interpret how urbanization and immigration were interconnected trends in shaping modern American cities.

Describe how immigrants used cultural traditions, mutual aid societies, and newspapers to maintain community identity.

Evaluate the long-term impact of immigration during this period on American society and culture.

Explain how immigrant experiences differed based on race, ethnicity, and national origin.

Identify the major push and pull factors for immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe during this era.

Reflect on how personal narratives of immigrants reveal the hopes, struggles, and achievements of newcomers to the U.S.

Discuss how immigrant workers contributed to industrial labor and how working conditions affected them.

Assess how new technologies (e.g., mass transit, elevators) shaped urban immigrant life.

Analyze the rise of nativism and its effects on immigration policies and immigrant communities.

Explain how immigrant communities contributed to the economic and cultural development of U.S. cities.

Evaluate the challenges immigrants faced in urban areas, including poverty, overcrowding, and discrimination.

Interpret the symbolism and significance of Emma Lazarus’s poem "The New Colossus" and its connection to U.S. immigration.

Compare immigrant experiences from different regions, including Europe, Asia, and Mexico.

Describe the experiences of immigrants at Ellis Island and Angel Island.

Analyze the economic, social, and political factors that led millions of immigrants to come to the United States.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

How would you feel if you had to move to a country you have never visited before, you do not know the language, but you have to attend a new school there?

After the Game

What challenges did Pietro face upon arriving in the US? Why was he made to get an education before moving forward? Why did some people call him Pietro and others Peter? What did you think of the factory conditions to "earn some coins"? What was a central theme you noticed about all of the stories that immigrants shared with Pietro? How was Pietro treated by people who had money? Who were in charge of education? What were some obstacles that Pietro faced in this game?

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