Immigration Timeline

By s-no'donnell

  • They take my house

    They said I had 30 days to pay rent and I couldn't so they gave me three days to move out of my old house.

  • I move out

    They came tomy house and inspected the house and then put my house up for auction.

  • The boat

    I got onto one of the most grusom looking boats to America. I'm in a room with two others. The room is the size of a bathroom.

  • Ellis Island

    Got to Ellis Island with no problems at 11:00pm. I went through customs and was able to leave by 2:30 am.

  • Almost robbed

    Someone tried to rob me of all of my belongings on the boat. I got lucky because of the sailor who I became pritty good friends with saw him in the room I was is looking through all of my belongings.

  • Moving west

    Wanted to move west for the free land the government was offering.

  • Moving West - almost robbed again

    Someone tried to steal all of my stuff on the third day on the trail.

  • Oregon Territory

    Made it to the west.

  • Promoted at my job

    Became a manager at the railroad company on Alki Point.

  • Chinese Exclusion Act

    A lot of the people who worked for me at the railroad left because of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

  • conclustion

    I didn't get my free land, but I landed a good management job. all of my old workers came back and i became the 2 best rail road company