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Leila's Family Journey to New Orleans

Follow a Lebanese family's journey to New Orleans and use timeline evidence to explain why they came to the United States.

Grade 2Social StudiesInteractive · Printable

Aligned toHIS.2.3

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 C3 Framework standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
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Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 2
Subject
Social Studies
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students explain reasons a family came to the United States.
  • Students use a timeline to describe the order and challenges of a family journey.
  • Students support an explanation with details from a historical-style text.

How to use

Read the family records aloud, study the timeline together, and ask students to point to evidence before they answer the final questions.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

HIS.2.3

Explain why families came to the United States from other places and what their journeys were like.

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Leila's Family Journey to New Orleans

Use a timeline and family records to study a journey to the United States.

Read the timeline

Study the timeline and notes. Then answer the questions.

19081909191019111912
Timeline notes
1908 — Youssef receives a letter from his cousin Nabil in New Orleans. Nabil says a shoe repair shop needs a helper.
1909 — Youssef, Mariam, and their daughter Leila leave their village in Lebanon. They ride in a wagon to Beirut.
1910 — The family crosses the ocean by steamship and arrives in New Orleans.
1911 — Youssef begins helping at the shoe repair shop. Leila starts school.
1912 — The family still lives near Nabil and sends a letter about their new home.
1.
Which event happened first on the timeline?
  • A. The family crossed the ocean.
  • B. Youssef received Nabil's letter.
  • C. Leila started school.
  • D. The family wrote about its new home.

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