Iowa Past to Present Teacher's Guide: Chapter 3: Many Flags over Iowa

Iowa Past to Present

Introduction

Many streams flow together to make Iowa history. One is the history of the American Indian people who have lived in the region for thousands of years. Another is the story of explorers and settlers from Europe and their descendants whose stay in Iowa has been shorter. The first Europeans came only about three hundred years ago. Iowa's latest settlers came from Southeast Asia as refugees in the 1970s and 1980s. They were invited by the governor of Iowa so they could escape political persecutions and physical harm due to civil war in their own countries. Just as there were different tribes of American Indians with their own customs and languages, there were also different groups of Europeans. Both the French and the English wanted to build an empire in North America. The outcome of that struggle was important for the future of Iowa.

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Iowa Past to Present Chapter Listing

This online teachers guide was developed as a companion to the textbook Iowa Past to Present: The People and the Prairie (Revised 3rd Ed.); written by Dorothy Schwieder, Thomas Morain, and Lynn Nielsen; published by University of Iowa Press. Select a chapter from the list below to find related content and classroom resources.

Pathways

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