Immigration and Settlement

Era 4

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Era Description People have been coming to Wisconsin for hundreds of years and for many reasons. Other than the Menominee and Ho-Chunk peoples who have always resided in this area, all of today's residents or their ancestors have moved from elsewhere to live in Wisconsin. Watch Short Clips Click on any Focus Question in the first table to explore this Era in detail. You'll then see a list of short video clips that provide information related to the question.   Watch Complete Programs Use the second table below to watch complete 15-minute video programs that relate to this Era. Click on Watch Now to view a program or on Teacher Guide for a PDF version of the guide for that program. Find short video clips to help answer these Questions. # Focus Questions and Video Clips 4a Where have immigrants settled in Wisconsin? 4b How do immigrants celebrate and preserve their customs and traditions in Wisconsin? 4c What groups of people have recently settled in Wisconsin? 4d What can we learn about American Indian people in Wisconsin? 4e What can we learn about European immigrants in Wisconsin? 4f What can we learn about Asian immigrants in Wisconsin? 4g What can we learn about African-American and African immigrants in Wisconsin? 4h What can we learn about Latino immigrants in Wisconsin? Watch complete programs that relate to this Era or Theme. Series # Program Title Description Click to View Resource Geography 4 Where We Came From Explore why people came to Wisconsin, where they settled, why they stayed, and the lasting impressions immigration continues to make on the state. Teacher Guide Culture 4 Growing New Roots Explore how and why people adapt their cultural identities when they move to a new place. Teacher Guide Culture 5 Many Voices Look at various ways people express their culture both verbally and non-verbally, including dance, clothing, and composing music. Teacher Guide Culture 6 Embracing Traditions Consider how private and public celebrations and traditions among ethnic groups are different and how they are the same. Teacher Guide Culture 8 The Journey Study the journeys that immigrants, exiles, migrants, refugees, and slaves made as they traveled to Wisconsin and explore how these journeys have affected our cultural identities. Teacher Guide Culture 9 From Melting Pot to Mosaic Investigate how cultural identities change as people make choices about which aspects of their culture to keep, modify, or discard. Teacher Guide History 5 Coming to Wisconsin Explore several main phases of immigration to Wisconsin including why people move to the state. Teacher Guide History 6 Handing Down Our Heritage Discover how traditions have been shared and preserved over time in Wisconsin. Teacher Guide History 9 Making a Living: Agriculture Study how farming in Wisconsin has changed over time and how these changes have affected the state's residents. Teacher Guide History 11 A Place to Belong Find out about different kinds of communities in Wisconsin and why they have changed throughout history. Teacher Guide Choose an era to explore through video clips! The prehistory and the early history of Wisconsin's native peoples before 1620. Early explorers, traders, and settlers from France and the British Isles, from 1620 to 1812. The transition from territory to statehood, from 1787 to 1848, and the Black Hawk War of 1832. Immigration and settlement in Wisconsin between 1812 and the present. Wisconsin's role in the Civil War, from 1861 to 1865. Mining, lumber and agriculture in Wisconsin, from 1830 to the present. La Follette and the Progressive Era in Wisconsin, from 1874 to 1914. Wisconsin's role in the World Wars and conflicts, 1914 to the present. Prosperity, depression, industrialization, and urbanization in Wisconsin, from 1865 to the present. Wisconsin's response to 20th century changes in the workplace and the environment. Digital Wisconsin Home l View by Series l Teacher Resources  © 2003 Wisconsin Educational Communications Board