ellis+island

It was a place that immigrates used to pass through into the United States. until it closed. It acted sort of like they do when your trying to cross from mexico into the united states with body and lounge checks. It was also one of the busiest

So it could use the cannals to transport the immigrates into the United States by boat, or train.

The most immigrants traveled through from 1892-1954. Because ellis island was on the

I know that none of my ancestors traveled because my grandmother did not come to america until after Ellis island was closed.

freedom was one thing that made america a pull factor to alot of countries because most did not have freedom. Democrocy is another pull factor because most of those countries were under military dictatorship. Jobs were one more reason most immigrants needed jobs to support there families.