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Answers are the same as gradpoint. Immigration official assumed that Chinese travelers would misrepresent themselves to get into America.
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From the 1850s to 1950's most immigrants entering the US arrived at?
Ellis Island was the point where immigrants arrived to be processed into the United States.
What was the difference in processing time between Ellis Island and Angel Island?
Immigrants had to wait for a day or two days, In Angel Island immigrants didn't had to wait that long.
Which country had the most immigrants at Ellis Island?
Italy
What were the main countries of origin for Angel Island immigrants?
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What were the similarities and the differences between immigration to the west coast and immigration to the east coast and Midwest of the US in the 1890s?
Immigration to the west coast mainly consisted of Chinese immigrants (except during the Chinese Exclusion Act). Chinese immigrants worked on the railroad and moved somewhat throughout the west. Immigration in the east mainly consisted of southern and eastern European immigrants. They would arrive at Ellis Island and rarely move about the east, they would usually stay in major cities such as NYC and Philadelphia. Immigrants of the east had difficulties assimilating, as most of the WASPS wanted, because they tended to keep their culture and traditions. Most of the immigrants were young men and had little education and did not speak much English and went to work in factories.
Why was Ellis Island closed to Chinese immigrants in 1882?
Chinese immigrants never went through Ellis Island. They went through Angel Island.14
From the 1850s to 1950's most immigrants entering the US arrived at?
Ellis Island was the point where immigrants arrived to be processed into the United States.
How many immigrants arrived in 1900 in Ellis Island?
14 million, most of which were European
Name the place where immigrants stopped when they arrived to America?
Ellis island from Europe and Angel Island from Asia.
What group of immigrants passed through Angel Island?
Chinese
What countries did immigrants came from that got in angel island?
Most of the immigrants processed at the Angel Island station in San Francisco Bay were Chinese.
What do most immigrants ride to get to Ellis island?
In the early 20th Century, immigrants were "processed" at Ellis Island in the port of New York City. They arrived in passenger & cargo ships.
Why did some immigrants kiss the ground when they arrived on Ellis Island?
They were happy to be there and had survived the trip getting there.
How did Germans of immigrants travel to the United states?
Most German immigrants to the United States arrived in the United State in large ships that arrived in ports of immigration like New York's Ellis Island.
What did the Chinese immigrants eat on Angel Island?
sea food my dad said
Where did Many immigrants from 1896 to 1924 arrived in the US at?
Ellis Island in New York Harbor and Angel Island in San Fransisco bay
Where were Chinese immigrants processed upon arrival to the US?
Angel Island in San Francisco bay
