moving west

got on ship

May 10, 1894

I moved to America because of the Potato famine that has caused my family poverty for many years after. I want to move west so I can work my own land

moving west

Period: May 10, 1894 to Dec 31, 1895

life on the ship

May 20, 1894

The ship was very dirty, and overcrowded so many people caught sicknesses and died

medical cheks at ellis island

Jun 10, 1894

Because people caught sicknesses on the boat and failed the medical exams, they were deported

finding a job

Jun 15, 1894

Finding a job was not difficult but because of the disscrimination against immigrants they did not pay very well so it was hard to make a lot of money

resons to move west

Jun 25, 1894

There is a lot of unused land in the west so the government wants people to move their so they gave away the land for free

reasons to move west

Jun 30, 1894

There is a lot of unused land in the west so the government wants people to move their so they gave away the land for free

Act that affected me moving west

Jul 10, 1894

The homestead act was passed so that the empty land in the west could be filled.

Discrimination towards immigrants

Apr 10, 1895

There was a lot of discrimination towards immigrants, there were not hired by some people, they took jobs that no one else wanted. They were also given smaller wages.

experience moving west

Jun 30, 1895

The train I was traveling on toppled over. Nobody died but we had to hold up with the supplies we has until help came

settiling in the west

Feb 18, 1896

The west was not very populated at this time, the land was open and there was nothing stopping animals to roam free

conclusion

Sep 1, 1897

I have now settled in the west I have farmed my own land for profit, and made a famil