WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
AMERICAN INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT IN THE GILDED AGE
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They underwent a “six-second physical”
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They waited for hours in lines, separated like cattle
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Their fingerprints were taken, and they were photographed
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They were checked for a disease called trachoma.
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Detailed explanation-1: -First and second class passengers arriving in New York Harbor were not required to undergo the inspection process at Ellis Island.
Detailed explanation-2: -After an arduous sea voyage, immigrants arriving at Ellis Island were tagged with information from their ship’s registry; they then waited on long lines for medical and legal inspections to determine if they were fit for entry into the United States.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most immigrants who arrived at Elllis Island received a quick physical, called the ‘six second physical’ and were processed and released within just a few hours of their arrival. Of all the immigrants arriving at Ellis Island, about 98 percent were allowed to remain in the United States.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most immigrants who passed through Ellis Island were European, but most who passed through Angel Island were Asian.