Read the sentences from "The Workers of Ellis Island." Throughout the years, numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at
Ellis Island. Many of these immigrant aid societies maintained permanent representatives on Ellis Island. What can a reader determine from details in the sentences? Ellis Island welcomed many new immigrants to the United States. Many immigrants had no one but immigrant aid workers to help them. Immigrant aid workers and immigrants lived together on Ellis Island. Some immigrants did not leave Ellis Island for many years.
Ellis Island welcomed many new immigrants to the United States.
Explanation:
Ellis Island is an island in the Port of New York and New Jersey at the mouth of the Hudson River. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the port on the island was the arrival point for many of the immigrants who came to the United States. Individuals with chronic illnesses or who showed signs of fatal illness were denied entry and were allowed to return. Many of these immigrants settled during their first years in New York and northern New Jersey. The port was opened January 1, 1892 and closed November 29, 1954. Over the years, 12 million immigrants passed the port, but 2% were not allowed to enter the United States and were sent home.
The island got its name after a Samuel Ellis, who owned the island in the 1770s. However, it came into state ownership in the early 1800s.
