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A New Start in New Orleans

Read a Swedish family's immigration story and use a timeline to explain their reasons and experiences after reaching the United States.

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Aligned toHIS.3.3

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Social Studies
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Short answer

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What students practice

Students explain reasons a family immigrated to the United States.
Students describe experiences immigrants had during arrival and settlement.
Students use a timeline to connect events in an immigrant family's journey.

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Read the passage aloud or have students read it independently. Ask students to point to timeline and passage evidence before answering the final questions.

Curriculum

C3 Framework standard covered

HIS.3.3

Explain why people immigrated to the United States and describe immigrants' experiences, such as at Ellis Island.

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A New Start in New Orleans

Use a timeline to learn why one family immigrated and what happened after they arrived.

Read the story

Read about the Nilsson family's move from Sweden to the United States. Then use the passage and timeline to answer the questions.

The Nilsson Family's Move

In 1909, Lena and Erik Nilsson lived with their two children near a farming village in Sweden. Their area had experienced two poor harvests. Food and work were harder to find than they had been before. Erik's cousin Johan had moved to St. Paul, Minnesota. In a letter, Johan wrote that he could help Erik find work at a sawmill and that the family could stay in a room near his home.

The Nilssons decided to immigrate to the United States. They wanted steadier work and hoped to live near Johan. In 1910, they sold some furniture and bought tickets for a ship that would sail the next year. In 1911, after the long voyage, they reached the port of New Orleans.

At the port, immigration officials recorded the family's names and asked about their health, work, money, and destination. A doctor examined them. The family waited while officials checked their information. The Nilssons had brought Johan's letter and the address where they planned to stay.

After the inspection, the family traveled by train to St. Paul. In 1912, Erik began steady work at the sawmill, but the family still faced changes. At first, Lena understood only a few English words, and the children missed their old friends. By 1913, Lena attended evening English classes. The family rented a small home and sent a letter to relatives in Sweden about their new life.