Americanization colonial pageant, Portland, ca. 1926
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Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media
The Americanization movement was closely linked to the Colonial Revival, when some New England residents sought moral and aesthetic inspiration in the early national period.
The rediscovery and restoration of Paul Revere's home in Boston and the House of Seven Gables in Salem were due in part to the perceived threat posed by new immigrants in the heart of Anglo-Saxon New England.
Both of these historic homes ran Americanization programs, using the well-established history of the region to educate and assimilate newcomers.
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