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Sammabine Admettre HIS 200: Applied History Southern New Hampshire University March 12, 2023 Preliminary Writing Plan The Ellis Island I read about was located in New York. Ellis Island, America's most fa- mous federal immigration facility, opened to the public on January 1, 1892. Almost 12 million immigrant steamship passengers were processed at the station until it closed in 1954. In 1990, af- ter being abandoned for 30 years, the main building opened to the public as a museum (York & Us, n.d.). Even before President Benjamin Harrison in 1890 chose Ellis Island as the location of the first Federal immigration facility, the island had a rich history (York & Us, n.d.). Gull Island or Kiosk as it was known by the native Indian populations (York & Us, n.d.). During the times of Dutch and English colonial rule, the island was fondly referred to as "Oyster Island" because to the wealth of its oyster beds and the lucrative shad runs that it supported (York & Us, n.d.). By digging into this issue more. The island of Ellis, near the Statue of Liberty, is where the American immigration center was established. By catching the boat to Staten Island, you may witness for yourself. When people started migrating via Ellis Island, what was it utilized for? In spite of Ellis Island's notoriety as the Island of Tears, the great majority of immigrants experi- enced nothing but kindness and respect from the staff there (Overview + History | Ellis Island,

2020). Upon arrival, just 2% of the whole population was denied admission (Overview + History | Ellis Island, 2020). It wasn't until war refugees and displaced people, among others, needed aid that Ellis Island saw any new arrivals after 1924 (Overview + History | Ellis Island, 2020). For the next three decades, Ellis Island had several roles, including housing enemy commercial mariners during World War II (Overview + History | Ellis Island, 2020). What was the turning moment on Ellis Island? It contributed to America becoming a melting pot. Individuals of many ethnicities and origins were welcomed into America, allowing us to become known as the melting pot. We picked this subject because we have family who passed through Ellis Island. More than 120,000 immigrants were deported, and over 3,500 per- ished on the island during its half-century of existence (Goldman, 2000). Some immigrants were held up at Ellis Island, especially individuals who were likely to become public charges, such as unescorted ladies and children (Goldman, 2000). After arriving at Ellis Island, why and how did immigrants undergo these inspections? Does anybody know whether any of the rejected immigrants protested the decision? If they weren't let in, what would happen? For what reason did people with disabilities face prejudice? I have done preliminary research using the following set of search terms: At a time of low immigration and national focus on assimilation, the immigrant inspection station was mostly for- gotten by the American public. In the 1970s, there was a new interest in ethnicity, and Ellis Is- land got more attention, especially from the children and grandchildren of people who came to the U.S. through its doors (Cannato, 2018). In the 1980s, large-scale fundraising for the restora-

tion of the nearby Statue of Liberty led to a similar effort to restore part of Ellis Island (Cannato, 2018). In 1990, the Main Building was reopened to the public as an immigration museum run by the National Park Service (Cannato, 2018). My study must take into consideration how this problem played out, both from Ellis Is- land and for the country, in the years that followed. An important shift in American immigration was underway when Ellis Island first opened (History.com Editors, 2018). Less people immi- grated from northern and western Europe, Germany, Ireland, Britain, and the Scandinavian na- tions—as more and more people came from southern and eastern Europe (History.com Editors, 2018). War, drought, starvation, and religious persecution were only some of the causes, but ev- eryone who made the journey to the New World did so in search of better prospects. The Ellis Island records are also a very helpful secondary source. People from all over the globe began leaving their homes and making the journey to the United States in the late 1800s. Many people traveled to the United States from other countries in search of a better economic fu- ture, and many found it (Library of Congress, n.d.). Even though most immigrants lived near ports of entry, a lot of them did move farther inland (Library of Congress, n.d.). Many states, es- pecially those with few people, tried hard to get people to move there by offering jobs or farm- land (Library of Congress, n.d.). Many newcomers wanted to move to places where people from their home countries had already settled (Library of Congress, n.d.).

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Cannato, V. J. (2018). Ellis Island Immigration Station. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Amer- ican History . https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.013.548 History.com Editors. (2018, August 21). Ellis Island . HISTORY; A&E Television Networks. https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/ellis-island Goldman, E. (2000). Immigration and Deportation at Ellis Island | American Experience | PBS . Pbs.org. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/goldman-immigra - tion-and-deportation-ellis-island/ Library of Congress. (n.d.). Immigration to the United States, 1851-1900 | Rise of Industrial America, 1876-1900 | U.S. History Primary Source Timeline | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress . Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary- source-timeline/rise-of-industrial-america-1876-1900/immigration-to-united-states- 1851-1900/ Overview + History | Ellis Island . (2020, March 4). Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island. https:// www.statueofliberty.org/ellis-island/overview-history/ York, M. A. 26 W. S. N., & Us, N. 10007 P. 212-668-3363 C. (n.d.). Fact Sheet: Ellis Island - Statue of Liberty NM - National Parks of New York Harbor (U.S. National Park Ser- vice) . Www.nps.gov. https://www.nps.gov/npnh/learn/news/fact-sheet-elis.htm

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