Read the excerpt from Chief Wilma Mankiller’s speech "Rebuilding the Cherokee Nation.”It's a daunting set of problems, but . . . we focused on what we saw as the positive things in our communities. One of the things that I saw, just as if you look at what happened after the Trail of Tears, you can look at some of the positive things that happened among our people. What I looked at in our communities is I saw among our people—they had unbelievable tenacity. Our tribe is one of the most acculturated tribes in the country, and yet there are thousands of people who still speak Cherokee. Ceremonies that we've had since the beginning of time are still going on in a tribe as acculturated as ours is. Our people are very tenacious, and it was that tenacity that I saw as a strength we could build on.Which conclusion does Mankiller draw about the Trail of Tears?
The graph compares the number of refugees who entered the United States to the admissions ceiling.
How can personal narratives be helpful when creating a migration map?
Read the restatement of an excerpt from President Andrew Jackson’s message to Congress in 1830.By allowing white people to move into the area between Tennessee and Louisiana, we can make the southwestern border much stronger. This will help the nearby states defend themselves. It will also clear Mississippi and western Alabama of Native American territories, letting these states grow quickly in people, wealth, and power. This plan will separate Indians from white communities, free them from being under state laws, and let them live their way with their traditions. Over time, with the government's protection and good advice, they might leave behind their old ways and become a modern, Christian community.According to the text, what was one of the federal government’s goals for the Cherokee people?
The bar graph shows statistics related to Chinese immigration.
By 1997, 58% of Southeast Asian refugees had become US citizens. How did this influence US politics?
Which statement best describes the experience of Bosnian refugees in the United States?
The migration of Latin Americans to the US is shaped by a complex interplay of
Review the post-Civil War political cartoon, which comments on formerly enslaved people and immigrants from Asia.
What roles did newly formed Black American urban communities play after the Second Great Migration?
How did the Second Great Migration impact civil rights activism?
What was the goal of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia?
How do push factors relate to migration?
What is one challenge first-generation immigrants may encounter that second-generation immigrants typically do not?
Why is exploring the counternarrative of Latino migrants and refugees important for understanding their experience in the United States?
What is one benefit to using primary sources in historical research?
What is the definition of the term genocide?
Read the statement by the Department of State on the US Refugee Admissions Program.President Biden has confirmed America's pledge to support refugees by keeping the refugee admission limit for the fiscal year 2024 at 125,000, a figure that has remained unchanged since fiscal year 2022 and is the highest in many years. This action demonstrates America's ongoing role as a leader in resettling refugees, especially at a time when the world is experiencing a severe crisis with an unprecedented number of individuals being displaced due to conflicts, persecution, and instability.What would most likely result if the government changed the admissions ceiling to 80,000 refugees in the years that followed?
How did the Harlem Renaissance reshape American culture and society?
What economic shift contributed to the Second Great Migration?
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