HIST 264 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Lower East Side, Piece Work, Deal Town F.C.
6 Jul 2017
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The second wave of european immigration continued, 1880"s to 1920"s: ellis island. Castle garden wasn"t right wasn"t big enough made entirely of wood burned down, everything was lost. The majority of the second wave was in ellis island. Better conditions people who paid more had better treatment on steam boats free food, then shower. Six second medical exam the standard to be tested for healthiness. If there was a medical illness, you were marked. 1 in 50 deported (2%) checked all to make sure everyone was appropriate interrogation grounds for deportation was polygamy contracts of indenture if someone was quarantined and didn"t get better people who could not nd jobs. 4 states had half the immigrant population these states were all had unbar centers south had little immigration ow because they were not industrialized: new york city. 1 out of every 3 stayed in nyc. those who didn"t stay were following chain migration to other cities: massachusetts, pennsylvania, illinois.
