Minnesota | Coming to Minnesota Activity 2: Orphan Migration to Minnesota

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Great States Minnesota state history Minnesota history westward expansion Minnesota settlement Minnesota immigrants Minnesota settlers settlement patterns migration patterns internal migration migrant groups orphans orphan migration mass migration orphan trains orphan train movement homelessness social issues social reform social welfare Progressive Era lesson plans classroom activity classroom activities activity activities curriculum planning curriculum development
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History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Post-Secondary
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Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Minnesota | Coming to Minnesota Activity 2: Orphan Migration to Minnesota

In this visual-based activity, students watch a video about the migration of orphans from New York to work on farms in Minnesota. After discussing the impact of the orphans who came to Minnesota, students write a journal entry from the perspective of one of the newly-arrived orphans.
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