Immigrants and emmigrents

By Darryn
  • The Great Oklahoma Land Race, or Land Rush

    The Great Oklahoma Land Race, or Land Rush

    This race was a series of events between 1889 and 1895 when the U.S. government opened millions of acres of previously Native American-held land for non-native American settlement
  • Ellis island opens to process immigrants

    Ellis island opens to process immigrants

    This island was the primary federal immigration station for the United States, and it officially opened on January 1, 1892. This facility processed more than 12,000,000 immigrants over its 62 years of operation
  • Angel Island opens to process immigrants

    Angel Island opens to process immigrants

    This island opened as a U.S. immigration station to process immigrants on the West Coast, primarily serving as a detention and interrogation center for Chinese immigrants entering the United States