Vol.6 "Ellis Island: Island of Hope"

●Eris Island

 "The Island of Hope" (Island of Hope) or "Isle of Lament" (Island of Tears) and about1,200From everyone1,700Migrants of all walks of Ellis Island and the Americans5To people2It is said that people have ancestors of immigrants who have passed through Ellis Island.

This time, we would like to introduce photos of people from all over the world who had moved to the United States at the time, as well as the process leading up to the opening of Ellis Island, the first immigration agency that opened in New York Port in 1892.

 

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In the late 1800s, people all over the world decided to leave their hometowns and move to America.

Many people have traveled to the United States as they escaped poor crop crops, lack of land and jobs, rising taxes, famine and were recognized as a land with economic opportunities. In pursuit of personal freedom and liberation from political and religious persecution,1870From 20191900Approximately during the year1,200All migrants have arrived in the United States.

In the early 1600s, European immigrant communities were dotted along the East Coast, including Spaniards in Florida, British in New England and Virginia, Dutch in New York and Swedes in Delaware. Some, such as the Pilgrims and Puritans, sought religious freedom, others, for greater economic opportunities. Others have come to America against their will, including Africans who have become slaves of hundreds of thousands.

 

 

The wave of Irish immigrants

RicevsAfter the British War, immigration from Western Europe spiked, causing a change in the US demographics. This first wave of immigration continued into the Civil War.

Since 18201860During the year, Irish people (many of them Catholics) were the ones who were immigrants to the United States as a whole.3Minutes1It is estimated that it was occupied by the Also, about500All German immigrants moved to the United States, many of whom purchased farms in the Midwest and settled in cities such as Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cincinnati.

 

 

●The American Industrial Revolution

From around 1880, when America entered an era of rapid industrialization and urbanization, a second immigration boom began.

From this time1920By the end of the year,2,000More than 10,000 immigrants are coming. Most of them are immigrants from Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Europe, and Italians.400Everyone, Jews200It includes everyone. Many of them settled in major American cities and began working in factories.

Since the 1850s, Chinese workers have also moved to America steadily. They worked in gold mines and clothing factories, laid railways and farming. As Chinese workers became successful in America, anti-China sentiment grew. Immigration from China is the American population0.002Although only %, white workers criticized them for their low wages.

 

 

●Eris Island opens

18921In Monday, the first US immigration agency, Ellis Island, opened in New York Port. The first immigration process came from Cork County, Ireland10Annie Moore.1892From 20191954By the end of the year,1,200More than 1,000 migrants will enter the United States via Ellis Island.

 Around 1907, US immigration reached its peak, and only those passing through Ellis Island.130Everyone enters the country.