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Consider the reasons why your country's immigrants came to America. Focus on a period of immigration where significant numbers of people left their country of origin to come to The United States. Immigrants may have left to escape persecution or famine. Or they may have been drawn to the United States in the search for new opportunities and a better life. You might decide that their journey was prompted by a combination of factors. Here are some other reasons why immigrants have left their former countries:


 * they may have fled religious persecution or have come to to the U.S. seeking religious freedom
 * they may have fled political oppression or have come to the United States seeking political freedom
 * their country may have been at war
 * they may have experienced great poverty or have sought new economic opportunities
 * they might have come to the United States searching for a better way of life for themselves or their children
 * they may have come to escape natural disaster or disease

Whatever the case, center your research on a specific period of time. For example, many Irish came to America during the years 1845-1855 to escape the Great Potato Famine.

Research Requirements
Your project will include both primary and secondary sources. To find out more about these kinds of sources, [|CLICK HERE]. The librarians are a great resource for helping you understand, find, and interpret all this great information. Be sure to have the following:


 * 30 total notecards posted in [|Noodlebib]
 * 2 [|Primary Sources] (such as interviews, artifacts, statistics, letters, journals, diaries, family stories, and family tree)
 * 6 [|Secondary Sources] (ready reference, books, articles, websites, newspapers)
 * 10 notecards dedicated to visual images