Unlike today there were no airplanes or fancy ships to bring these people to America; all they had were steamboats, at the time this made travel much safer and faster, but nothing like today. For many Immigrants all they brought with them from home was what was essential and they could carry such as cloth, a passport and, a picture or item of their families. After finally getting on the boat and taking such a long journey to America these immigrants were faced with Ellis Island. Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor that was an immigration hub for anyone arriving in America. Ellis Island decided a lot for these Immigrants, it was the deciding factor whether you could start a new life in America or will you be sent back to your country of origin. At Ellis Island, immigrants had to show they were healthy, had enough money to live, had something to contribute such as a skill in a profession and, a
Unlike today there were no airplanes or fancy ships to bring these people to America; all they had were steamboats, at the time this made travel much safer and faster, but nothing like today. For many Immigrants all they brought with them from home was what was essential and they could carry such as cloth, a passport and, a picture or item of their families. After finally getting on the boat and taking such a long journey to America these immigrants were faced with Ellis Island. Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor that was an immigration hub for anyone arriving in America. Ellis Island decided a lot for these Immigrants, it was the deciding factor whether you could start a new life in America or will you be sent back to your country of origin. At Ellis Island, immigrants had to show they were healthy, had enough money to live, had something to contribute such as a skill in a profession and, a