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Those immigrants who settled in New York during the 19th and early 20th centuries lived in inexpensive rented housing in Manhattan and later in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Queens. Many lived in small, crowded apartments called tenements
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What were Ellis isle and angel isle what was the difference between them how were immigrants treated at each site?
What were Ellis Island and angel island what was the difference between them how were immigrants treated at each site
How did immigrant get to Ellis Island?
Immigrants got to Ellis island by boat
Where did Ellis Island immigrants stay?
The immigrants slept on the ship in Ellis Island.
Quotes from immigrants entering Ellis Island?
ellis island
What was on Ellis Island?
Immigrants
How were different racial groups treated differently upon entering the us when comparing Ellis island to angel island?
The US treated Europeans better than Asians. Ellis Island only rejected about 3% of the European immigrants. Angel Island rejected about 18% of the Chinese and Japanese immigrants. People were afraid that Asians would take jobs from white men.
What happened at government reception centers for immigrants?
it is Ellis Island
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 happen at Ellis Island?
immigrants came to Ellis island to be checked and processed to America
How were immigrants' experiences different at Ellis Island than 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.
Where did the immigrants enter from?
Ellis Island
What island did Italian immigrants cross?
Ellis island
