Ellis Island, The Arrival
immigrants coming to America
Ellis Island
Ellis island is an island in New York, you may also know Ellis island from immigration or a history book, but Ellis island was still a huge part of immigration back in the 1850s when immigrants arrived in New York city.
The arrival
The arrival was when immigrants arrived in Ellis island, or got close to New York. The immigrants would see the statue of liberty and start cheering and whistling, because the statue represented america and freedom. During the arrival there was 1, 2 ,and 3 class, the very lucky 1st class members would get off first, but the unfortunate 2 and 3 class got off last, and keep in mind there were a lot of immigrants on that ship!
What was it like for immigrants?
Ship traveling
The immigrants got on ships and traveled to america in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class.
Arriving
The immigrants would arrive in Ellis island. It would take an hour to get 1st class off, seems like a lot right? WRONG, it would take 5 hours to get 3rd class off!
Being inspected
The immigrates would be inspected by doctors to make sure they don't carry sickness into America. They would mark the immigrants if they had a sickness.
Immigrants had it hard
frequently asked questions
- Who was the first immigrant ? A 15 year old girl
- Was there child labor? yes, a lot
- Should I learn about immigrants ? YES , you should!