Swedish
Emigration
to the
United States

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Lesson 1: Swedish Emigration to the United States

Activity 1. Print out and read Swedish Emigration to the United States. Answer the following questions:

(a) Who established the Swedish colony in New Upsala, Wisconsin in 1841?

(b) Why did an increasing number of Swedes decide to emigrate to the United States in the 1850s?

(c) How did the American Emigrant Company help to increase the number of people Sweden emigrating to the United States?

(d) What political campaign did Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist get involved in while in the United States?

(e) What role did Swedish settlers play in the American Civil War?



Activity 2: Print out the Chart UG1. You will need to look at the following web-pages before completing the chart.

(a) German Emigration to the United States

(b) Swedish Emigration to the United States

(c) Irish Emigration to the United States

(d) Italian Emigration to the United States

(e) Immigration: 1820-1920

(f) Immigration: 1820-1978

(g) Immigration: Peak Years

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