Hamilton’s America | An Immigrant’s Story

PBS Learning Media
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Keywords
immigration immigrants immigrate founding father Hamilton childhood Nevis St. Croix Caribbean North America New York harbor voyage ship hurricane journey illegitimacy treasury secretary currency unsung hero education finance slave trade Hamilton’s America ham16 Great Performances Hamilton’s America Lin-Manuel Miranda orphan poverty teenage trading advocacy Puerto Rico
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History-Social Science History
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Hamilton’s America | An Immigrant’s Story

Learn about Alexander Hamilton’s upbringing, his journey as an immigrant from the Caribbean to North America, and observe how it is portrayed in the musical Hamilton in this clip from GREAT PERFORMANCES: “Hamilton’s America.” Students will be able to compare and contrast stories of immigration and explore how Hamilton “wrote his way out of his circumstances.”
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PBS Learning Media

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