Ellis Island of the West

Ellis Island of the West

Ellis Island was not the only place that people could immigrate to. One of the other large...

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Problems of Ellis Island

Problems of Ellis Island

Ellis Island is considered by many as a great place that could do no wrong. While that is true the...

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Women's Rights at Ellis Island

Women's Rights at Ellis Island

Ellis Island tried as hard as possible to not offend anyone. One thing that they made sure of was to...

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Ethnic Diversity

Ethnic Diversity

One of the several positive benefits of Ellis Island and the United States policies on immigration was...

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Ellis Island's Ownership History

Ellis Island's Ownership History

Ellis Island is exactly what it is called, and island. It is close enough to land though that it has...

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Quarantine at Ellis Island

Quarantine at Ellis Island

Health played a big factor at Ellis Island. One of the major things that were required to be admitted...

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Ellis Island Quotas

Ellis Island Quotas

In the beginning, if you could make it to Ellis Island, you would automatically be considered for...

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Jailtime

Jailtime

In the early 1900’s, the Americans had a strong case of xenophobia. During World War Two, Ellis...

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The Long Journey

The Long Journey

The trip to New York was a very long journey. All of the immigrants had to come over on steamships. ...

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Closure of Castle Garden and opening of Ellis Island

Closure of Castle Garden and opening of Ellis Island

New York City has always been the threshold for arriving immigrants from all European countries. ...

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