Ellis+Island

Ellis Island is immigrants gateway to America. It is located in the Hudson River on the New York Harbor. Many people use boats to come to America more than likely they come through New York because it is a large state and has more job opportunities. Ellis Island was put there so when the people came they could check them to make sure they didnt have any diseases, lice, etc; In 1907 Ellis Island received the most people with about 1,000,000 the whole year. In one day they received almost 12,000 immigrants. I would say about 20-50 people from my family came through Ellis Island.

Many people were driven from their homes with poverty(Italy) and were attracted to America with more opportunities for jobs.

People werer settling on the frontier in the west when immigrating and then it was closed down so they had to settle in new cities and make a new life.

Many people didnt have any freedom where they came from and once they got to America they were promised land and freedom.