Immigrating to the United States Through Ellis Island

Explore the primary doc photographs from the Ellis Island website. (You may have to register.) After exploring the photographs, discuss what feelings and experiences immigrants coming to the United States at the turn of the century must have been feeling.

The feelings and experiences that immigrants had coming to the United States through Ellis Island must have been overwhelming. In the photograph to the left, there is a family. Family's where very big back in the 1800's, im talking about having six children is normal. The family are all in there best outfits on going to the United States because they wanted to get into the country because it was a great privilege and chance to do something great with your life. The family must have been feeling excited and nervous because if they did not get in they would be sent back to where they came from. Just entering Ellis Island today is an experience, i cant of imagined what it might of been like to experience it when your family was one of the first to migrate to the United States and who build the country up. Ellis Island was build in a very modern fashion, its looks brand new and after seeing the Statue of Liberty nothing can really beat the Statue. But after Ellis Island families would either go to New York City which was a complete mess. The city was dirty and disease spread fast around the city. But it was still a huge experience in coming through Ellis Island as your first time coming to the United States. 


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