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Did Irish immigrants go to Ellis or angel island?
They trough Ellis Island... Angel Island is in California and Ellis is in New York :)
In 1892 the US government opened ellis island primarily to?
Ellis Island was open primarily to German and Irish immigrants in 1892
Did Irish immigrants go to Ellis Island in 1845-1852?
yes Irish immigrants went to Ellis island in 1845-1852 because a famine started in ireland because of the blight witch made the potatoes all rotten
What city did Irish immigrants arrive during early 1900s?
New York / Ellis Island
Who was the first female Irish immigrant?
Annie Moore... 15 years old from County Cork...came through Ellis Island and was recorded as the first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island. THere had been other immigrants but Annie was the first recorded... Read more about Annie in the related links.
What was new York like in the 1700s?
In the 1700s, immigrants were coming from all over the world. The second and third waves of Irish immigrants came after 1717. The potato famine in Ireland was making them want to come. Many immigrants thought that they would strike it rich in this new land. Ellis Island and Angel Island dealt with immigrants. Immigrants were inspected, but it was rare for one not to be accepted. If an immigrant was sick, they were sent to the Ellis Island hospital at Ellis Island. It was rare for one of the immigrants to get sent home. Angel Island was used mainly by Asians and Ellis Island by Europeans. Ellis Island was closed in 1954. It was expensive to maintain. Today, Ellis Island is a tourist sight. From Ellis Island, the Statue of Liberty can be seen. The Statue of Liberty was a significant sight for the immigrants crossing over to the U.S. Many of them cried on the boats. The boats treated the immigrants as cargo, and the immigrants were usually steerage. Depending on where the immigrants were traveling from, the journeys were long. Many people got sick and conditions were terrible.
What did immigrants experience at Ellis Island and Angel Island?
The immigrants who landed at Ellis Island near New York were processed much quicker than immigrants who landed at Angel Island near San Francisco. Angel Island immigrants were held to higher standards than those of Ellis Island.
What are the top three countries of origin for Ellis Island immigrants?
the top three countries that immigrants came to Ellis island from were Ireland Italy and Germany.
Did immigrants speak English or Irish?
The inspectors at Ellis Island know how to speak at least 6 languages so there is always backup when the immigrants don't speak english.
What where the main three origins at Ellis Island?
In the majority there were citizens from Europe with the Irish, Italians and Germans to lead the list of the immigrants of the times.
Where did immigrants go after Ellis Island closed?
The immigrants that passed through Ellis island moved to a variety of places, generally based on their ethnicity. In general, the Irish immigrants went to Boston or New York, German immigrants moved to the Midwest, and English immigrants stayed on the east coast. However, there are always exceptions.
When the Irish came to America what coast did they arrive on?
They arrived on the east Coast, through Ellis Island.
