The New Immigrants In The 19th Century
Immigration has always been a factor in America, the first people to land in America in as early as the 10th and 11th century were Immigrants. Immigration began building America especially in the 19th century when Immigrants from all over the world began to come to here for economic opportunities and religious freedom. These people were known as the ‘Old Immigrants”, the majority of these said immigrants were from Northern or Western Europe. They were the first mass wave of immigration to come to american shores in a hope for a better life. After that came the ‘New Immigrants” these people primarily came from the Southern of Eastern Europe and Asia. Both these new and old immigrants in America faced many trials such as a lengthy journey, Nativism and, social prejudice.
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Unlike today there were no airplanes or fancy ships to bring these people to America; all they had were steamboats, at the time this made travel much safer and faster, but nothing like today. For many Immigrants all they brought with them from home was what was essential and they could carry such as cloth, a passport and, a picture or item of their families. After finally getting on the boat and taking such a long journey to America these immigrants were faced with Ellis Island. Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor that was an immigration hub for anyone arriving in America. Ellis Island decided a lot for these Immigrants, it was the deciding factor whether you could start a new life in America or will you be sent back to your country of origin. At Ellis Island, immigrants had to show they were healthy, had enough money to live, had something to contribute such as a skill in a profession and, a
Unlike today there were no airplanes or fancy ships to bring these people to America; all they had were steamboats, at the time this made travel much safer and faster, but nothing like today. For many Immigrants all they brought with them from home was what was essential and they could carry such as cloth, a passport and, a picture or item of their families. After finally getting on the boat and taking such a long journey to America these immigrants were faced with Ellis Island. Ellis Island is an island in New York Harbor that was an immigration hub for anyone arriving in America. Ellis Island decided a lot for these Immigrants, it was the deciding factor whether you could start a new life in America or will you be sent back to your country of origin. At Ellis Island, immigrants had to show they were healthy, had enough money to live, had something to contribute such as a skill in a profession and, a