Thier were definetly mixed emoitions on the journey over here to america. mostly they would have been excited for a new life and opportunities in america and leaving troubled Europe. but they also had to have been nervous. there were lots of risk involved like the journey over here was very risky because the boat was packed of different people who possibly could have diseases and it was a long boat ride over here and it would have been very unconfortable. seconed they dont know too much about america besides what they have heard from other people and theres no security that when you get over here youll be able to get a good enough job to support you and your family.
but they probably werent thinking about this too much they were thinking america is this incredible new land and europe has famines, high taxes, wars, and disease, so we should go over there. They were often preceded by family members who wrote letters saying how much better things were here. Some may have had unrealistic expectations like the streets were paved with gold, and others may have been discriminated against because of their nationality, but most still found it much better than their home countries. Arriving at Ellis Island would have been an exciting time for the immigrants starting a new life.
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