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Questionnaire

I. Extract from the report presents the position and existence of settlers

1. The settlers, called ‘forest men’ by Victor Collot, led:
a. Nomadic.
b. Settled.
c. Half nomadic lifestyle.
2. The basis for the maintenance of the settlers named by Victor Collot great - settler were:
a. Pastoralism.
b. The hunting of wild animals.
c. Tillage.

II. Map showing the different immigrants living in United States

3. Emigrants from Germany colonized:
a. Areas of the Gulf of Mexico.
b. Areas of the Great Lakes and inland.
c. Areas situated on the U.S. - Mexican border.
4. Emigrants from France settled mainly:
a. In the states Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Louisiana.
b. On the Pacific Coast.
c. In the states Michigan and Iowa.

III. Pictures showing the functioning of the Polish community in the U.S.

5. The largest center of Poles in the USA is:
a. Chicago.
b. San Francisco.
c. Miami.
6. In the American War of Independence (1775 - 1783) particularly distinguished themselves:
a. Jozef Pilsudski and Roman Dmowski.
b. Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Kazimierz Pulaski.
c. Jozef Bem and Ludwik Mieroslawski.

Questions of synthesis

1. Write a report (40 – 50 sentences) about “Immigration of the European population to the United States in the nineteenth century”.
2. Basing on the map write a short report (about 20 sentences) on the distribution of emigrants from Europe in the United States.

Questions of synthesis

1. Write a report (40 – 50 sentences) about “Immigration of the European population to the United States in the nineteenth century”.

Students should briefly describe the reasons for emigration, origin of the population immigrating to the United States, the stages of the influx of immigrants from Europe to the U.S. in the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the everyday life of immigrants.

Highlights:

  • Reasons for emigration from Europe.
  • Origin of people immigrating to the United States.
  • Stages of the influx of immigrants from Europe to the U.S. in the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
  • Everyday life of immigrants.

2. Basing on the map write a short report (about 20 sentences) on the distribution of emigrants from Europe in the United States.

Students should name places of settlement in the United States of the British, Dutch, French, Germans, Spaniards, Irish, Poles, Italians, Norwegians, and specify the period during which the representatives of the given nation came to the U.S. the most.

Highlights:

  • Location of settling in the United States of the British, Dutch, French, Germans, Spaniards, Irish, Poles, Italians, Norwegians.
  • The time at which the representatives of the given nation came to the U.S. the most.