Immigration involves making the difficult decision to leave the homeland and adapt to a new life in a new location. In this lesson, students will answer the following essential question: What conditions influenced people to emigrate from their homeland in Quebec, and how were their lives changed by their relocation to Woonsocket, Rhode Island?
Recommended level: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
1. Leaving Quebec: Push Factors and the Decision to Emigrate
2. Adapting to a New Life in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
3. Immigration as an Economic and Social Experience