HANDOUT C
Graphic Organizer
Direcons
As a group, use what you learned from the background essay to ll out the
rst three columns of the graphic organizer below. Try and write down as
many examples for each category as you can. Then, use what you know about
immigrants coming to the United States today to ll out the fourth column.
Colonists
1600-1776
Old Wave Era
1840-1879
New Wave Era
1880-1924
Modern Era
1924-today
Motivation
for moving
Challenges
faced
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Unit 1: The History of Immigration Law in the United
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