Immigrants left their homes and came to America through Ellis Island primarily for better economic opportunities, seeking jobs and the promise of prosperity in a growing nation. Many were also fleeing political or religious persecution, hoping to find freedom and safety in a new land. Additionally, some sought to reunite with family members who had already settled in the United States, drawn by the chance to build a better life together.
they needed to find a job
1. Seeking a better life 2. Freedom from oppression 3. Work
They entered America at New York by passing through Ellis Island.
Early immigrants got here on big steel boats, with sometimes a combined total of 20,000 would be Americans on board. Immigrants from Europe came in through Ellis Island while people from Asia came to America through Angel Island.
22 million
Aboard ships
When immigrants came into the U.S. they had to enter through ellis island or angel island because if the immigrants tried to just run off they would have nowhere else to go
well you see people went to angel island to get into America. they wanted to go to America for a bunch of reasons like famine ,poverty and America had opportunity ,freedom ,land and that appeals to allot of immigrants all over.
Chinese immigrants never went through Ellis Island. They went through Angel Island.14
Ellis island
Ellis island was problaly established as the gateway so that the immigrants on the ship could be check before entering us territory.
Most immigrants had to go through Ellis Island in New York to come to America