July 27, 2024
Tag: Ellis Island
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Castle Garden, the Gateway to Ellis Island
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America’s welcome mat at Ellis Island in New York was for refugees — from hunger, political unrest, or poverty. While before 1890 the states controlled immigration, in 1890 the federal government took control through the Departments of Commerce, Labor, and (in 1940) Justice. Ellis Island wasn’t the only federal immigration center, but it was the…
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February 3, 2022 3 Comments
Welcome to the Postcard HistoryUnited States Landmarks Quiz Part 1 of 5 Those who enjoyed the Postcard History quizzes have requested more. We are happy to indulge them. The new quizzes will appear in a series of five at random intervals. Each quiz will include ten challenges. There will be fifty challenges (questions). If you […]