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The people would get to Ellis by steamships, though it took weeks.

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they were checked by doctors and if they were okay they were sent to New York

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it was actually new Amsterdam, it was a dutch colny changed into an English colony.

they came on boat since it was the only way back then

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Most Ellis Island immigrants came from Europe. And during the time of the populous of Immigration to Ellis Island, boat was the only travel method to the United States.

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they had to go through several tests and checked for diseases and issues with their body and very few were sent back home

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