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Voyage
Finally on a ship to travel to America.
Land of freedom and land -
INFORMATION
Name: Yuri Ayia
Country: Europe
Reason: Find job and land
Items brought: Clothes, jewlery, pictures -
Period: to
Immigration and Westward Expansion
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Arrived at America
Arrived at America. Going through procedures such as getting checked for diseases or diabilities. -
Detained at Ellis Island
Detained at Ellis Island. Did not have much money and had no job for 2 years -
Leaving Ellis Island
Finally leaving Ellis Island to start a new life in New York. Found a job that is good enough to pay for food and a place -
Job Lost
Lost my job as plucking chicken feathers and trying to find a new job in Chicago and to get the land of my dreams -
Free Land
Finally got enough money to travel to the place where free land is given. When I got there, they said we had to race for the land. I did not know how to ride a horse. But, I got a horse that was fast as the wind. -
The Race
Today all the people wanting land are going to race. Cannot believe how many people there are. -
The Dream Land
I have got it! I have found my true place to settle. It is a green lush, huge piece of land. This was what I been dreaming of. Took out the flag and put my flag in. This is where I will start my brand new life of farming. -
Farming
I am having a succesful farming industry and I am making a lot of money and hiring many immigrants to work for me.
