LibGuides: Immigration (First Wave): http://mbhs.beta.libguides.com/homepage

Best Bet Databases

American Government (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Information about the political and economic systems of the United States and analysis and research support concerning key questions in the history and function of American government
American History (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Primary source documents, reference and full-text journal articles covering themes, events, individuals and periods in U.S. history
Daily Life Through History (ABC-CLIO) This link opens in a new window
Details about past eras that make historical accounts relevant and meaningful from their modern-day perspectives.
Issues and Controversies in History (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
Issues & Controversies in History provides background, outcomes, and contemporary points of view for major debates and conflicts in history American & World History. Presented in a pro/con format that clearly explains both sides of the historical era.
Gale In Context: U.S. History (Gale) This link opens in a new window
Provides reference, newspaper, video, images, and other primary sources. Search by topic then narrow.
SIRS Issues Researcher (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window
Find quality pro/con articles and great websites. Also click on the icon for Global Impact for a more international perspective on your topic. Use your planbook to find the home use username and password.

EH Economic History: Immigration to the United States
An economic overview of different waves of immigration and the economic contexts and results of newcomers to the United States.
The Ground Truth Project: Boston's Immigrant Path
Describes, in text and photos, voluntary immigration to Boston in the 19th Century.
Library of Congress: Immigration to the United States, 1851-1900
Authoritative source about immigration waves in the 19th century.
National Geographic: Immigration to the U.S. in the Late 1800s
Population Reference Bureau: Trends in Migration to the United States
Outlines changes in immigration acceptance beginning in the 1880s that put hard brakes to the admittance of newcomers.
U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services: Early American Immigration Policies
Americans encouraged relatively free and open immigration during the 18th and early 19th centuries, and rarely questioned that policy until the late 1800s. After certain states passed immigration laws following the Civil War, the Supreme Court in 1875 declared regulation of immigration a federal responsibility.
Washington Post: How U.S. immigration has changed
Includes graphical representation of immigration over the decades.

NoodleTools (Noodletools) This link opens in a new window
Use Noodletools to create your works cited list. Share your list electronically with your teacher. Although this link will get you to Noodletools, it is also available to you on Clever.

MCPS Approval Status: Approved
PAID subscription (full access).
Classroom Video On Demand (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
Search for instructional video from a variety of producers such as Films for the Humanities and Sciences, the BBC and more.
Teachers: Capture links and create playlists to customize a video program for your students. See the media center staff for help.

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