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Ellis island was problaly established as the gateway so that the immigrants on the ship could be check before entering us territory.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoImmigrants went to Ellis Island in search of making a new life for them selves and to make money if they weren't able to back at there own homes.
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∙ 12y agoThey came for needs that their country didn't provide.
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∙ 13y agobecause a lot of them couldn't afford a journey to another state after the voyage.
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∙ 13y agoBecause Elkis island was the way to America which they thought America was rich so America was like a way to a new better world
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∙ 11y agoBecause they had to go through Ellis Island to get to America .
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∙ 7y agoNot all did- but Ellis Island was a main Port of Entry for immigrants coming from Europe to the US.
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∙ 14y agoTo be examined by doctors
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Why was Ellis Island closed to Chinese immigrants in 1882?
Chinese immigrants never went through Ellis Island. They went through Angel Island.14
Where were most European immigrants processed in America?
Ellis Island
Where the immigrants go after they got through Ellis Island?
to my house
Did Italians go to Ellis Island?
yes, they needed to come through Ellis island to become legal immigrants
How many immigrants came to the USA through Ellis Island from 1892 through 1954?
20 Million immigrants passed through Ellis Island before its closing in 1954
How many immigrants entered North America through Ellis Island?
22 million
How did immigrants who went through Ellis Island get to America?
Aboard ships
Where did millions of immigrants enter America?
They entered America at New York by passing through Ellis Island.
Why immigrant left their home and came to America through Ellis Island?
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
Why was Ellis Island closed to Chinese immigrants in 1882?
Chinese immigrants never went through Ellis Island. They went through Angel Island.14
What happen at Ellis Island?
immigrants came to Ellis island to be checked and processed to America
What island have immigrants traditionally passed through?
Ellis island
In New York what island was the location where immigrants were processed into this country?
Approximately Hawii.
Why Ellis Island is important?
Ellis Island is important as people from round the world, their ancestors will have passed through there to get to America. That is what has made America so culturally diverse today. Millions of immigrants passed through Ellis Island. A fire on Ellis Island burnt down records of immigrants passing through, no copies were made of these so tracing ancestors can be a difficulty. (I visited the Ellis Island Museum but I still do not fully understand so don't take all my words! :P)
Where were most European immigrants processed in America?
Ellis Island
Are immigrants still going through Ellis Island today?
No. Ellis Island has been closed from accepting immigrants. It is just a tourist attraction now.
How did early immigrants get to America?
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.
