Arrival in America
Most immigrants to America arrived by ship. Since many immigrants were fleeing poverty in their homeland, they traveled in the steerage compartment of ships, crowded and uncomfortable. If they came to America by way of the east coast, they passed the Statue of Liberty, a global symbol of the new freedoms the immigrants would enjoy.
The Fremont immigrant ship arrives in New York, ca. 1900-1910
The Lusitania was a famous passenger ship that traveled to New York
Arriving at Ellis Island