U.S. Urban History
History 304
Professor Tebeau
Reading John Bodnar’s, The Transplanted, draw a portrait of the story of immigration.
1
When, why, and from where did people migrate to the United States?
2
Where, why, and when did those migrants move?
3
What factors structured the immigration process? Give an example.
4
Based on your reading, and use examples from the text, how important was it to
immigrants to become “American?” What factors affected that process? Explain with an
example.
5
Was the United States a “salad bowl” or “melting pot” from the 1880s through the
Great Depression? Explain your answer.
List of chapters in Bodnar
Chapter 1
How the European experience mattered in immigration.
Chapter 2
How family organization shaped the immigrant experience.
Chapter 3
The role of unions and work in ethnic life.
Chapter 4
How an immigrant middle class developed.
Chapter 5
What was the role of church in ethnic communities.
Chapter 6
Immigration and the American dream.
Chapter 7
How America changed as a result of immigrant culture and life.