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Ellis Island

DELPI Doriane CROUSILLAC Dimitri DESBEUX Emeline DUPLESSIS Charline. 1 ère ESO 4. Ellis Island. Année 2007-2008 Lycée d’Arsonval. Introduction. Ellis Island is an historic place located at the mouth of the Hudson River in New York, in New Jersey.

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Ellis Island

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  1. DELPI Doriane CROUSILLAC Dimitri DESBEUX Emeline DUPLESSIS Charline 1ère ESO 4 Ellis Island Année 2007-2008 Lycée d’Arsonval

  2. Introduction • Ellis Island is an historic place locatedat the mouth of the Hudson River in New York, in New Jersey. • EI has haddifferentnames: Kiosht, Oyster Island and Giggert Island.

  3. Summary • Beforeitwas an immigrant station • The history of Ellis Island • Arrival of immigrants

  4. I. Beforeitwas an immigrant station

  5. Beforebe an immigrant station • The History of Ellis Island • III. Arrival of immigrants • It wasnamedKiosht by the MoheganIndians. • Then, a Dutch man whosenamewas Michael Paawrenamed the island Oyster Island in the 1630s. • In 1664, the British took possession of the area and theyrenamedit Gull Island. Later, the name of the islandchanged to Gibbert Island because a lot of men werehanged. EI wasbought in 1808 by the US WarDepartement for 10.000 $. In 1814, EI became an immigrant station.

  6. II. The history of Ellis Island

  7. Beforebe an immigrant station • History of Ellis Island • III. Arrival of immigrants • The Ellis Island Immigrant Station wasdesigned by twoarchitects : Edward LippincottTilton and William Boring. Theyreceived a gold medalat the 1900 Paris Exposition for the building’s design. • The homesteadActwas a lawthat gave a freeholdtitle to 160 acres (one quarter section or about 65 hectares) of undeveloped land . The person to whom the titlewasgrantedhad to beat least 21 yearsold, to have built on the section, to have farmed on it for 5 years, and to have a house thatwasat least of 12 by 14 feet (3.6X4.3 m) in size. The Actwassignedinto a law by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862. • Ellis Island welcomed 12 million people and wasclosed in november 1954.

  8. III. Arrival of immigrants

  9. Beforebe an immigrant station • History of Ellis Island • III. Arrival of immigrants • The immigrants weresubjects to a checkup and administrative exam. • The doctorsdealtwith the inspection of the immigrants whowerenumerous. If therewas a possible problem, the immigrants weremarkedwithchalk. • Then, theytook a number of exams : an ocular exam wasdone by using a buttonhook. • Moreover, a lot of questions wasasked to the immigrants whodidn’tspeak the samelanguage. That’swhy a translator waspresent.

  10. Conclusion • Ellis Island welcomedseveral million of immigrants between 1892 and 1954. These people wouldfinallyfulfilltheir American Dream. • Now, it’s a museum and a national monument.

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