Steam Ships
AJ Rifka progject
Have you ever wanted to sail across the sea in great lug surrey? The giant ships of the past would be your way. How Immigrants crossed the Atlantic ocean.
THE ENGINE
The steamships engines worked by burning coal to boil water and make steam to turn a turbine which spun the propellers and spun a generator too.
IMMIGRANTS TRAVEL
The most common way immigrants traveled to America is in steerage . They didn't have any room it was horrible. They sometimes didn't get food until the British government issued minimum food requirements.
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